December 1, 2017 7 Common Dialog Traps Fiction Writers Must Avoid 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… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
November 27, 2017 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…. Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
November 25, 2017 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…. Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
November 19, 2017 Writing Ideas From Bryan Collins 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… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
November 17, 2017 Seven Forgotten Secrets of Story Conflict 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… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
November 10, 2017 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… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
November 9, 2017 Four Essential steps that Will Make Strong Characters Writers often have one major shortcoming. We often skimp on character development. Yet Character development is a crucial part of writing novels, and is… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
November 8, 2017 What Three Things do Successful Writers Do? 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… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
November 5, 2017 Make Your Dream Novel a Reality! 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… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
October 30, 2017 8 Simple Steps to Make your Dreams a Reality 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… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)