Writing Your Novel 5: Conflict and Character

The essence of your story is this: Your logline. A man with a problem is having an okay life, when suddenly he something and…

Writing Novels Step 4: Save The Cat

On to step 4 of how to write novels! We’re going to talk about the Save The Cat and the 21 point template now….

Writing Novels Step 3: Planning your Novel

  Pant’sers and planners. Every writer tends to be a little along the line of a pant’ser. You’re writing by the seat of your…

Writing Novels Step 2: Setup Scrivener

After getting Scrivener registered, here’s what I suggest… go and do two searches on the internet. Free Scrivener templates Free name files for Scrivener…

Writing Novels: Step 1: Buy Scrivener

This is the essential first step. $40. That’s it. That’s all there is between you and your first book. Not $150, not $250 like…

Banishing Fear… Write your Book!

I’m kind of surprised to read that a lot of people want to write books, and just don’t. There’s apparently a very real fear…

5 Must have books for Writers

I only began reading books on writing this year – while I’m working on my third novel. I’ve read some good books on writing,…

5 Changes needed in the Publishing Industry

Years ago, I had a neighbor who paid hundreds of dollars to get one book made with her poetry in it. She literally spent…

6 Things You Need to Know to be a Writer

Back when I started writing, well, it was in my dining room in Willingboro, New Jersey when I was in 1st Grade. Yup, I…

Page Counts for Novelists!

Jurassic Park – 448. Andromeda Strain – 350 Left Behind – 468 Fellowship of the Ring – 480 So why are they trying to…