Writers often have one major shortcoming. We often skimp on character development. Yet Character development is a crucial part of writing novels, and is often…
Writing Your Next Blockbuster Film or Novel
Category: Fiction
What does a writer do? Photo by rawpixel.com on Unsplash They write. Yes, but… write what??? This is the lesson. This ultimately is what makes a good book,…
Photo by Dakota Corbin on Unsplash The hardest part about “getting there” is this – the waiting. I’m writing. I’m doing everything right. My writing is good. My productivity…
Have you ever bought a book that got you so caught up that you just stayed home to read it? Photo by Alejandro Escamilla on Unsplash I haven’t…
Recently, as I attempt to go through and learn how to embrace the social media scene, I’m learning how to do Twitter. As Michael Hyatt…
What do you want? What do you want when you read a book? See a movie? I can’t count how many movies I walked out…
I know I write a lot about Scrivener… but this is one program I really believe in. Let me differentiate between Final Draft and Scrivener.…
There’s a phrase among screenwriters – I think Jeannie Bowerman came up with it. Novelists have adopted it as well. The “Vomit” draft. What in…
We’ve talked about starting your book, setting up Scrivener, a little bit on conflict, and a little bit on planning. Now we need to talk…