Getting Great “Word of Mouth” Advertising
There are certain books (and cars, and foods, and vacations) that somehow demand to be talked about. You know what I mean. Obviously, as authors,
There are certain books (and cars, and foods, and vacations) that somehow demand to be talked about. You know what I mean. Obviously, as authors,
I have a saying, “There are a ten thousand right ways to write any story, but there are a million wrong ways to do it.”
There are a couple of good reasons to title your chapters. First of all, when you are writing a novel, you often want to “hook”
I’ve said before that every story should have an emotional payoff. Yet far too often, I read stories where the payoff is weaker than it
Recently, I discussed how to deal with a sagging middle in a novel. Here are a couple more tips that will help you strengthen that
In the past few weeks, the writing community across the nation has been rocked by accusations of sexual harassment and abuse. Most of the allegations
Taking Control I know a lot of writers who feel that they don’t have control of their writing lives. After all, when you send a
I’m helping a friend work on a story right now, and it’s a rather strange one. It’s the story of a handsome, idealistic young man,
There comes a time when you’ve turned the corner on your story opening, and you feel like you’ve got it down right . . .
In the past couple of weeks, I’ve had several of my writing students report some great success in attracting agents and winning contests, but I’ve
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