Ten Essential steps you need to write your novel in one month

Sounds good, doesn’t it? What does it take to write a novel in a month? You and I just missed it, because Nanowrimo is…

Character Creation Sheets

Character Creation sheets run the gamut from “Name Height Weight Hair Color” to “At what age did your character first drink a soda?” I’m…

The problem with Holiday Time

One of the biggest problems we’ve got as writers is that holiday time has so many obligations on us. We have to see family,…

The process of creating

Before you can become a writer, you must begin to be creative. Of course, it helps if you’re a creative person already. To some…

9 Must-Do Steps to Writing your novel in Scrivener

If you’ve never used Scrivener, it has some little-known tools that are exceptionally powerful, and make planning and editing your novel much more effective….

Out Of Coffee: A Writing Lesson

Was about to write this blog article, when I picked up my cup of coffee. Photo by Ian Keefe on Unsplash Oh, no.   Here we go….

How to make Guaranteed Winning Story Ideas

I guess I’m the wrong guy to ask, “How can I come up with ideas?” Because I’ll tell you – I don’t have any…

7 essential tips to make surprisingly strong Dialog

There are certain skills a writer is supposed to master. We tend to concentrate on narrative – long, flowery descriptions that form as a…

Two Crucial Mistakes That will Kill Your Novel!

Two things kill books. I’ve known a lot of people in my life who talked about writing. I can remember hearing people talking about…