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Tag: Novel Writing
Why the First Sentence Often Needs to Be Simple
By Jordan Jolley for A Writer’s Path. The first sentence of any story is important. It is what makes the reader want to read more. It
Writing Personal Experience
By AR Huelsenbeck. Don’t you just love to lose yourself in a true story, whether it features romance, mystery, or humor? Reading how other people live
Using Short Stories to Plot a Rough Draft
By Steven Capps From A Writers Path. Let’s discuss plotting. Not the evil, “let’s take over the world” kind, though I guess that does fit. I’m talking
5 Overused Words in Fiction
By Kelsie Engen From A Writer’s Path. I’m deep in the throes of editing my current WIP right now, Broken Time, which is why my poor blog
20 Tools Every Writer Needs
By AR Huelsenbeck. Are you ready to get serious about your writing? Set yourself up for success by stocking up on the things you’ll need: A
9 Tips to Improve Your Writing
By Cátia Isabel Silva. Improvement. That’s an amazing word and fundamental for all of us who want to continuously get better at our jobs. As I
Making a (Modest) Living as a Writer
By Elizabeth S. Craig. I used to feel like the sole, income-focused writer in any group I was in. I was the one on any panel hesitantly bringing
How Not Writing Can Help Your Writing
By Diane Laney Fitzpatrick. I know, it sounds like a lame excuse, doesn’t it? “It’s not that I’m not writing. It’s just that I’m thinking about
Connecting the Dots: Writing Between the Action
By Meg Sorick, Author. Working out the issues in novel writing. What do you think is the hardest thing for a writer to write? For
Five Things to Know Before Publishing Your First Book
By Cynthia Shannon. Many writers dream of becoming published authors—having their words read by millions of readers, holding their manuscript in book form, seeing that
It Has Never Been Easier to Be An Author
By Hugh Howey. There’s a dangerous meme in the publishing world that says self-publishing was easier in 2009 and is much harder today. But nothing could be further
How much money can you make by self-publishing?
By Milly Schmidt. I really have no clue, but as I’m thinking about self-publishing (as soon as I get rejected by every publisher in Australia)
“Heart Seasons” is a Book Excellence Award Finalist!
Several months ago, I submitted my novel Heart Seasons to four different writing competitions and then just kind of forgot about it. Then, to my surprise,
