Roy Miller's Blog, page 60
February 16, 2018
Write according to your MBTI (Myers-Briggs) personality type
by WW Office Source link Guest author and blogger Lauren Sapala is a writing coach who specializes in personal growth and artistic development for writers. She is also the author of The INFJ Writer and writes about writing, creativity, and personality theory on her blog. … Continue reading →
Blowout by Xingu Fawcett
by John Staughton Source link Looking at humanity’s most pressing issues head-on can be overwhelming, but in Blowout, author Xingu Fawcett stares down the barrel of global crises, and forces readers to watch. Some of the most complex problems humans face as a globalized society, and a species, are addressed through the story of threes
How to write fight scenes and action that grips readers
by Jordan Source link Conflict is key to a good story in any genre. Understanding how to write fight scenes and action scenes will help you punctuate your chapters with moments of gripping high drama. To write scenes that hold your readers’ attention, try the following: 1. Maintain and build tense tone and mood Conflicts
Flash Fiction Challenge: A World Without Guns
by terribleminds Source link Tough challenge after this week’s news — but I’ve seen some folks talk about what fiction can do or say about the (yet another) school shooting, and I think genre fiction has a chance to do something or say something interesting regarding it. Science-fiction, for instance, pretends to be about ours
Free picture book templates, how-to guides and other resources
by Debbie Ridpath Ohi Source link Over the years, I’ve been accumulating all the “How Was Created” guides for young writers and illustrators, advice from children’s book creators I’ve interviewwed, plus a few tips for not-so-young book creators. Feel free to browse all this info as well as my free picture book thumbnail templates ats
February 15, 2018
My latest on the school shooting in Florida on Splice Today . . .
by Michael Davis Source link Read it at: https://www.splicetoday.com/politics-... Advertisements
Some word histories
by The Proof Angel Source link Time for some word history: Loggerhead Dope Draw a line in the sand Visit my websites via the links at the top of this page.
Don’t Panic
by JW Source link Don’t panic. Midway through writing a novel, I have regularly experienced moments of bowel-curdling terror, as I contemplate the drivel on the screen before me and see beyond it, in quick succession, the derisive reviews, the friends’ embarrassment, the failing career, the dwindling income, the repossessed house, the divorce . .s
From 101 Creative Writing Exercises: Haiku
by Melissa Donovan Source link Haiku, from 101 Creative Writing Exercises. Today’s writing exercise comes from my book, 101 Creative Writing Exercises, which takes writers on an exciting journey through different forms and genres while providing writing techniques, practical experience, and inspiration. Each chapter focuses on a different form or writing concept: freewriting, journaling, memoirs, fiction,s
4 Lies That Are Keeping You From Writing a Book
by David Safford Source link There is a book inside you. There has to be. Why else are you reading a post about writing a book? Getting that book out, of course, is the extremely difficult part. The words don’t come out as we imagine. The time to write shrinks as life gets busier. Ands
