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Write Tip: Dialogue: Diction vs. Syntax as Tools

The following is an excerpt from my book How To Write A Novel: The Fundamentals of Fiction, Chapter 7: Diction and Dialect Diction has to do with tone and style, whereas syntax, which is closely related, has… More

Sneak Peek of My Next Novel: SIMON SAYS

Before I get to the fun part, let me apologize for not getting my regular WriteTips post up last week. GoDaddy, my hosting platform, had a system wide issue with WordPress that was affecting Themes… More

What I’m Reading

I haven’t talked here about my reading much in a long while. I am planning to start doing some limited book reviews again, but mostly I don’t do those unless I can praise a book… More

Now Available: Simon Says Preview, Blurbs & More

Boralis Books, which is publishing SIMON SAYS, the first in my John Simon Thrillers on October 15, 2019, now has the book on its website with a long description, blurbs, advance reviews, and even a… More

WriteTip: What Is Voice and How To Use It

The following is an excerpt from my book How To Write A Novel: The Fundamentals of Fiction, Chapter 5: What Is Voice? Voice is a combination of the character viewpoints and your own. While it is… More

Get PREDATOR: IF IT BLEEDS for $5 Audio download

My Google search just found this awesome deep discount on the PREDATOR: IF IT BLEEDS Audiobook, for those who might be interested.  https://raksbooks.com/product-tag/bry... Slickly produced by Blackstone Audio, it has different narrators for each of… More

WriteTip: The Difference Between Showing and Telling Explained

The following is an excerpt from my book How To Write A Novel: The Fundamentals of Fiction, Chapter 5: We’ve all heard the saying “Show, don’t tell.” Description and settings are the most common area where… More

My Top 15 Favorite Writing Books & Why (In No Particular Order)

Today, I thought I’d list the 15 writing books I find most helpful to my writing and teaching writing and offer a little explanation as to why. Hopefully some of these are useful and helpful… More

Write Tip: A Trick Every Writer Should Know About Writing Scenes (In Medias Res)

When I went to screenwriting school, the key thing they taught us about writing scenes was a concept called in medias res: to enter a scene as late as possible and get out as soon… More

Write Tip: A Trick Every Writing Should Know About Writing Scenes (In Medias Res)

When I went to screenwriting school, the key thing they taught us about writing scenes was a concept called in medias res: to enter a scene as late as possible and get out as soon… More