Flash Fiction: A path to becoming a better writer by Peter Andrews
Ray Bradbury said, “Write a short story every week It's not possible to write 52 bad short stories in a row”...
When Life Gives You Lemons – the Pro Rookie By Liz Crowe
Once Upon a Time… An Author wrote a blog post…. And then everything changed… Greetings Liz Acolytes and even you, over there in the corner, wishing you had the self-control not to read my monthly ramblings about my life as author. I’m going to draw your attention back, albeit reluctantly, to last month’s post. …
Show and Tell by Leslie Scott
Here it is, the scariest sentence in all of fiction publishing: I’m going to need more showing and less telling. I’m sure if you’ve ever submitted to an editor, agent, or contest at some point you’ve heard “I need you to show me what is happening here, not tell me about it” or some …
Is Your Book’s Setting A Legitimate Character? By Yvonne Walus
What is a character? Can your book’s setting act as a character in the story? What does that even mean? Characters have morals, personality, emotions and mood swings. They want, they feel, they act. Most of all, they influence and plot. Often, they will also change themselves as the story progresses. How can a setting …
14 Tricks to Write a Book Faster By Meg LaTorre
Although all writers have their own speeds when it comes to their creative process, one desire is prevalent among them—wanting to write a book faster. The aspiration to write a book more quickly could be due to a variety of reasons or circumstances, such as needing to adhere to deadlines (self-imposed or from a publisher), …
