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March 21, 2018
Scipio Rising (Scipio Africanus Saga Book 1) by Martin Tessmer
by Josh Machado Halcro Source link In Scipio Rising, the first book in the Scipio Africanus Saga, Martin Tessmer has done an expert job of weaving historical fact and narrative into a well-structured plot. The mirroring of Hannibal with Scipio works to weigh them both as military geniuses, bringing the forgotten Scipio to the historicals
Plot structure: How to shape an intriguing plot
by Jordan Source link Plot structure or narrative structure is a key element of story. Even the most simple children’s stories have story events that relate to each other, showing intriguing cause and effect, action and reaction. Here are tips for shaping your story so there is satisfying connection between scenes and events, starting withs
March 20, 2018
Flog a BookBubber 132: Patty Jansen
by Ray Rhamey Source link Writers, send your prologue/first chapter to FtQ for a “flogging” critique. Email as an attachment. Many of the folks who utilize BookBub are self-published, and because we hear over and over the need for self-published authors to have their work edited, it’s educational to take a hard look at theirs
Die, Demon Cabbage, Die! (I Will Make You Like Brussels Sprouts)
by terribleminds Source link Let’s talk about Brussels sprouts. And yes, it’s Brussels sprouts, not Brussel, because Brussel isn’t a thing, and Brussels is a real place in Belgium, and this is important, historically. Because it was in Brussels that, in 1815, an occultist named Amandine Olivier first conjured these tiny demon cabbages into existence. Amandine gots
Celebrating Judy Blumesday in NYC….WITH JUDY BLUME!
by Debbie Ridpath Ohi Source link Things have been crazybusy lately, so I’ve only had a chance to post about this now. And of course I NEED to post about this, because how often am I going to have a chance to say that I shared a stage with the amazing JUDY BLUME?!? Needless tos
Finding Your Audience: How to Get More Attention for Your Work
by The Magic Violinist Source link Without an audience, writers would just be shouting into the void. There’s certainly nothing wrong with writing for yourself; some writers are content to create for their own pleasure, others…
Send a Thanks for the Interview Note and Ask for the Writing Job
by Anne Wayman Source link A thanks for the interview note can actually land you the writing gig you just interviewed for. Why? Well, let me count the ways: Most people don’t send a thanks for the interview note Study after study confirms that candidates for jobs who do send thank you notes after ans
March 19, 2018
A Writer’s Life Is Half Ambition and Half Anxiety
by JW Source link A writer’s life is half ambition and half anxiety, and there has to be both. It is no good writing a novel and feeling fine, and it is no good writing a whole novel feeling miserable. It has to be both, that mixture of anxiety and ambition, and you get thats
Stumped for Story Ideas? Try This One Tip
by Monica M. Clark Source link In a recent episode of Jane the Virgin, the main character, Jane, is stumped for story ideas. She already published one book, but that was inspired by her dramatic telenovela-like life. She’s convinced that she has no other story to tell. When she shares her dilemma with her fellows
The Coffee Shop Is Sexier than The Bar
by Stefanie Flaxman Source link The coffee shop is your answer to a power outage in your home. The bar is your existential crisis. The bar is trite debauchery. The coffee shop is a romantic partnership between your active mind and your aromatic beverage. Parsing your thoughts and indulging in every sip. The bar iss
