How To Stay Focused
Hello an welcome back to my blog. Today I would like to share an article from Entrepreneur magazine on how to stay focused on your writing. The actual title is 7 Simple Ways To Get Into A Flow State When … Continue reading →
Monthly Archives: December 2017
Top 5 Mistakes
Hello and welcome back to my blog. Today I will talk about the Top 5 Mistakes when it comes to novel writing. The first one is having a boring story. This can be due to long winded or cliched descriptions. … Continue reading →
Character Backstory
Hello and welcome back to my blog. Today I will talk about character backstory. What is it in the character’s history that makes them do what they do today in the present day situation of the narrative of your story. … Continue reading →
The Story’s History
Hello an welcome back. Today’s post is from Chapter 2 of the What If? book by Anne Bernays and Pamela Painter. The gist of the exercise is to know what happened in the characters’ lives before the story takes place. And how … Continue reading →
Update on WIPs for December 19 2017
Hello and welcome back. My updates for my Works In Progress for Tuesday 19 December 2017 No Remorse No Regret is now available in print on Amazon. It will soon be available on the Canadian Amazon site. In January sometime. … Continue reading →
Time Wasters
One of the biggest time wasters when it comes to writing your book is distractions. This can come in many forms, the telephone and email are two of the biggest distractions. So how to tame or get rid of these … Continue reading →
What If Excercise
Hello and welcome back. I recently found a book called What If? Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers by Anne Bernays and Pamela Painter. So I am going to use this book for a series of posts using the exercises in … Continue reading →
Step 1 For Getting More Sales
This is the first step you will need to take in order to start getting more sales. Let everyone know your book is available for sale and where. It’s not a case of “Build It And They Will … Continue reading →
Update on WIPs for December 11 2017
Hello, Here are the updates on the Works In Progress for Monday 11 December 2017 No Remorse No Regret – re-submitted the book to Create Space as I found a couple typos in the Proof copy. I received word that … Continue reading →
Make Your Characters Work
Hello and welcome back to my blog. When writing your story you want to make your characters work, and work hard for what they’re trying to accomplish. This makes the story more interesting, builds anticipation in the reader. Makes them … Continue reading →