Write well. Write often. Edit wisely.
While a single skill might have prompted you to begin a novel, begin writing for fun or as a career, that single skill is insufficient for preparing you to write novels. Encouragement for writers to branch out and learn new skills.
Continue reading Fiction Writers Can’t Be One-Trick Ponies »
Even your most avid fans may hunger for a different protagonist, a different story world, or even a different genre. Consider options for when readers become saturated by elements of your stories.
Continue reading Reader Saturation—Dealing with Changing Reader Tastes »
Taking tips from the series finale of Mad Men.
Continue reading Lesson from Mad Men Finale—It’s the Real Thing »
A book’s opening words need to entice readers right away, especially readers who search for books online and who give a book only a few moments to capture their interest.
Continue reading Story Openings in a Digital World—The First Page is a Sales Tool »
Readers don’t have to write books to know a lot about them—and writers would do well to respect the reader’s knowledge and expectations.
Continue reading Readers are Smart—Respect What They Bring to Books »
There’s a lot of conflicting advice that tells writers to never use words that end in -ing or to not use -ing words under certain conditions. Explore both the advice and the rationale behind it.
Continue reading Writing Advice—What About -ing Words (Part Four) »
Explore the rationale behind writing advice before you choose to accept or reject it. Includes advice on semicolons, exclamation points, prologues, and opening stories with dreams.
Continue reading Writing Advice—Behind the Advice (Part Three) »
How’s a writer to know what writing advice is good and what is better ignored? A continuation of an earlier post.
Continue reading Writing Advice—Weighing the Advice (Part Two) »
Many writers stop working on a manuscript before it’s truly finished. Polish stories to add resonance and to make them sing.
Tales and novels have different structures and purposes. Explore the differences and learn why telling tales in the middle of a novel is often not a good idea.
The reader will focus on what stands out. Turn the reader's attention where you want it to go.
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