Introduction to Grammar

There’s no getting around grammar. Proper grammar is needed for sentences to convey the information you need to. Without knowing it, the reader needs…

Last Minute NaNoWriMo Prep

In case you didn’t follow the “Setting up your project” article of two weeks ago… Remember this – NaNoWriMo is the goal of writing…

Fool Proof Way to Start Your Nanowrimo Project in Scrivener

Now that we’ve decided whether or not we have time to do Nano, learned that we have to plan our NaNoWriMo novel, and learned…

7 Lessons to Learn About Failing NaNoWriMo

One of the most heartbreaking things I experienced in November was reading the tweets of writers who were unable to get their word counts….

Make Scrivener 3.0 Look like Scrivener

The first thing Windows Scrivener users are going to have to get a grasp on is the new look. In Scrivener 1.9.9.0, everything is…

The Secret Behind Writing Fiction

I’ve been digesting all the lessons learned from the writer’s convention. I encourage all of you to attend one, whether you have any manuscripts…

When your novel is too long

None of us set out to write War and Peace. Although it seems like a beautifully written book, it’s also drudgery to read through!…

Scene Construction

Constructing a scene should be simple enough. You get a visual of what you want to happen like a little movie, and you write…

Writing This Year’s Novel

Can you write this year’s novel? Absolutely. One of the things I’ve been writing about is those people who sit and spend eleven years…

2018 Best Novel Writing Programs

Writers always want to know – what is THE best novel writing programs? It just bugs the living daylights out of you to think…