Writing Blog
This regular column is for authors–of every genre–who want to achieve their dreams on not just writing a book, but to write a great book that readers will love. We share our experiences and insights after publishing and marketing more than thirty books (many bestsellers and award winning ones) to reach more readers.
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Two Parallel Chapters – the logistics of perfecting a scene
Writing the same scene from two different perspectives changes the reader’s understanding – but then you need to choose which one to use in the novel!
About to release a novel? Don’t forget to…
The excitement of getting a new novel out the door can lead to forgetting to properly tell the world about it! This is a quick list of things to do to give your book a good launch!
Defeating Writer’s Block
Tips and methods for overcoming writings that stalls, dissolves, or falls into a plot hole.
Dark Fantasy book review: Storm’s Own of Son
No better way to start off 2015 than with a 5 star book review on a great work of dark fantasy!
How having more than one character POV shapes a story
My pet peeves as a reader creates strange rules when I write, especially when it comes to character POV. And that has led to new twists in plots!
All secondary characters think the story is about them
Secondary characters shouldn’t take over the plot, but they need more motivation than existing to simply move the story forward.
What’s in a Genre: Military Fiction
Continuing my search of understanding genres, especially relating to my WIP, I take a peak at military fiction. Get ready for battle!
Edit while writing or after?
Common advice is to edit after the writing is finished on a novel. But sometimes, occasionally, leaving something too rough impacts what comes after…
What’s in a Genre: Romance
What does it take for a story to qualify as a romance? And does my WIP make the cut…??