Here are some tidbits I picked up from the conference in Portland this week. “If you have good pacing, you can write about paint drying and make it interesting. It’s […]
On Writing
Posts about the craft of writing
Write Your Bio
An author bio is a necessity — but how do you write one? Here are some tips on writing a killer author bio: Write in third person and present tense: […]
Write a Killer Query
One of the tough things authors have to do is to write a query letter for an agent or editor. Your query letter, according to Jane Friedman, should contain five […]
Polishing Your Work
Book 3 is finished at last, and I’m doing the first of several edits and polishing jobs. Here are a few tips on polishing your work until it sparkles. Read […]
How to Avoid Being Published
Here are 10 ways NOT to get published – unfortunately, most of them are tried and tested. Stick to your first draft. After all, your writing is perfect as it […]
Gifts for Writers
What do you get for that writer in your life? Here are some great gift ideas for you: Software: Scrivener is one of the best writing platforms out there in […]
NaNoWriMo – What Now?
So you hit 50,000 words in November — or maybe not quite so many. Now what? Once you’ve got your first draft down — or at least gotten a good […]
How to Win NaNoWriMo
I’ve finished a day early – 50,000 words in 29 days. Here’s how to do it: Write every day – this isn’t an option during November. Even if you don’t […]
NaNoWriMo – Pantser or Plotter?
Current word count: 30,433 … and I’ve just come up with a major subplot for the lads Thought I’d discuss the two basic types of writers this post. Well, actually […]
It’s That Time Again!
No, not the holiday season – though it is getting to that point as well. No, I mean it’s National Novel Writing Month – NaNoWriMo! NaNoWriMo is an event where […]