1667 words to Write!

Okay, you did all your planning, blah blah blah (see my articles over the last six days – you are clipping these to Evernote,…

Writer’s Block and Seeing your Story

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…

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…

5 Must Have Computer Programs for the Novelist

Like Michael Hyatt, I strongly believe in recommending programs I use a lot. I’ve found if I keep silent about a program, it just……

How I write My Books in 5 Easy Steps.. maybe six!

A lot of people dream of writing books. I tried for years, and actually found it was the environment I was trying to use!…

How to Master The Art of Working Harder than You Need To in Writing!

At last, the secret is revealed here! How to take years to finish your book, face frustration and delays, and the right software to…