Four Ways to Publish Your Poetry
There are four general options for publishing a collection of poetry: Web Publishing Subsidized Publishing Self Publishing Traditional Publishing Each…
There is no right way to write a novel
The first, best, and most important thing to learn about writing a novel is that there is no one way…
Six Quick Tips For Starting Your Story
Start with the scene you’ve been visualizing the most. Get to the action. Don’t worry about introducing your characters. You…
Six Quick Tips for Writing Descriptions
Close your eyes and try to recreate the image in your head. Remember that people have five senses. Don’t just…
Six quick ways to jump start a stalled novel
Introduce a new character Solve a problem Create a new problem Jump forward or backward in the timeline Let the…
How to describe things
Here are some questions you should ask yourself when you are describing things for a story. You don’t need to…
What to do once the crisis is settled
Is this the End? Every story has to end. The most important thing that has to happen before a story…
How good is your bad guy?
The hero is defined by the villain The NBC show Heroes has a lot of problems. It never quite lives…
Building Better Novels Through Conflict
Are your conflicts important and interesting? It’s no secret that conflict drives stories. The conflict may be clear and specific…
Are Your Characters Well Spoken, or is it Just You?
How Articulate Are Your Characters? Most writers are articulate. Because they work with the written word on a daily or…