Beware The Info Dump
So, what is an info dump, you might ask? It can come in the form of when you add all kinds of back ground information in a dialogue setting between two or more characters. This could be a situation like … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Inspiration
Marketing Books Fundamentals
Hello and welcome back to my blog. Today I will talk about the fundamentals of marketing your book. The first thing is to let people know you’ve written a book and it is published. It’s not a case of write/publish … Continue reading →
Writing Fight Scenes
Hello and welcome back. Last week I wrote a review of the book How To Write Fight Scenes and how it tells the best ways to write fight scenes. So today I’m going to write a fight scene. In my … Continue reading →
Have Fun With Your Dialogue
Hello and welcome back to my blog. Today I would like to talk about having fun with your dialogue. A lot of this would be done in the first draft of your book. In subsequent drafts and revisions you can … Continue reading →
My Writing Goals For 2018
Hello and welcome back Today I would like to tell you of my writing goals for 2018: Get the sequel to No Remorse No Regret published Get the paraquel – The Office Pool – to No Remorse No Regret published … Continue reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →