Why Most Writers Get Rejected By Publishers

Still going through my impressions from the writer’s convention! I want to make sure my fellow authors know I am not criticizing them –…

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…

Why Learning Story Structure Benefits you

Good news – this isn’t an April Fools day joke, because you’re about sick of them. What one thing do you need to learn…

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…

Self Editing

Editing. The ugly word. We’d all like to think that our first draft is perfect, and that the publisher is going to instantly write…

Essential Keys to the Writer’s Notebook

It doesn’t matter what kind of notebook you get. I like a small one (9.5X6) because that way I can carry it around with…

The Next Steps in the Novel Challenge

Okay, in the last few days, we got the mechanical stuff set up for the novel. We’re about to really start our planning soon,…

Writing a Short Story

Writing a short story is vastly different from writing a novel. Many short stories literally are what it takes for me to even get…

Starting your novel project in Scrivener

The first thing you’re going to do is get Scrivener, and then get the template. I’m probably going to try a mystery, because I’ve…

Six Important Keys to Scene Introductions

Years ago, when I was a kid, I remember my dad going off on intro lines to books. He made a big deal about…