One thing I have found out is that when you say, “They can’t teach me anything”, it is a self fulfilling prophecy. Even though I’ve…
Writing Your Next Blockbuster Film or Novel
Writing Your Next Blockbuster Film or Novel
One thing I have found out is that when you say, “They can’t teach me anything”, it is a self fulfilling prophecy. Even though I’ve…
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. Here’s…
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. The…
Bryan Collins writes in his book “The Art of Non-Fiction Book Writing” about his habit of taking a pad of A4 sized paper (he lives…
Let’s face it: If you don’t have conflict, you don’t have a story. Photo by Clinton Naik on Unsplash This is why every course in Screen writing you…
There are certain skills a writer is supposed to master. We tend to concentrate on narrative – long, flowery descriptions that form as a substitute…
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…
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,…
I know I hit on this a lot. But my blog is just starting and I can do this. Photo by Peter Lewicki on Unsplash A lot of…
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…