Roy Miller's Blog, page 66
February 5, 2018
Respect Your Characters
by JW Source link Respect your characters, even the minor ones. In art, as in life, everyone is the hero of their own particular story; it is worth thinking about what your minor characters’ stories are, even though they may intersect only slightly with your protagonist’s. SARAH WATERS
2 Good Reasons to Break Writing Rules
by Monica M. Clark Source link I have a friend who is both a writer and a visual artist. One day she entered a painting contest and won third place! All of the award-winning entries were put on display. And then, during the exhibition, she overheard some people talking about her piece, unaware that shes
New Indie Book Release: The Bruja (Michael Molisani)
by Alan Kealey Source link New Indie Book Release: The Bruja – Michael Molisani Horror / Dark Fantasy (288 Pages – January 2018) The Bruja will be unlike any take you’ve read before, it won’t be found in the YA…
Fix This Writing Mistake to Engage Readers with the Right Challenges
by Loryn Thompson Source link In college, there are three kinds of classes. First, there’s the blow-off classes, where 80 percent of your grade comes from fill-in-the-blank worksheets. To pass, all you really have to do is show up. Then, there are the classes taught by “real hardasses.” These classes kept you up well pasts
Review: Atom by Stephen C. Sutcliffe
by John Staughton Source link ★★★ In Atom by Stephen Sutcliffe, a young man named Michael is trying to find his place in the world – and make his mark on it – in dramatic fashion. His belief that atomic development will inevitably lead to the end of humanity drives him to plan an unforgettables
February 4, 2018
11 Effective Freelance Writing Tips for Stay-at-Home Moms
by Laura Buckler Source link As a full-time mom, you don’t think that a full-time office job is an option at the moment. You don’t have anyone to help with the kids, but you still want to make some money. Have you considered freelance writing? Today, many women from all around the world turn tos
The Doormakers Will Make No Doors
by terribleminds Source link I live in a building with hundreds of other families, maybe thousands. We live here, eat here, sleep here. Our kids learn here. The adults work here. And once, maybe a few times a week, people enter into our building and they take our people away from us. They rob thems
Where is my mind?
by Michael Davis Source link For the last 27 years, I’ve kept a diary in which I’ve made entries three to five times a week in a ritualistic obsession to document my life. To be honest, I’ve also kept the diary to have someone to whom I can talk. No one but a blank pages
Work Inspires Inspiration
by JW Source link Work inspires inspiration. Keep working. If you succeed, keep working. If you fail, keep working. If you’re interested, keep working. If you’re bored, keep working. MICHAEL CRICHTON
February 3, 2018
I Never Thought I Would Write a Book. Here’s How I Did Anyway
by Joe Bunting Source link Ten years ago, I never would have believed I would be able to finish writing a book. I always wanted to be a writer, but writing was so difficult for me. In middle school, I struggled with every writing assignment. In high school, my friends always got better grades on their essayss
