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February 12, 2020
WriteTip: How To Approach Worldbuilding, Part 4
The following is an excerpt from my book How To Write A Novel: The Fundamentals of Fiction, Chapter 9: Worldbuilding. It is part of a multipart series. For Part One, click here. For Part Two, click here.… More
February 8, 2020
Common Source Preview (John Simon 3)
SNEAK PEEK COMING SOON!
February 5, 2020
WriteTip: How To Approach Worldbuilding, Part 3
The following is an excerpt from my book How To Write A Novel: The Fundamentals of Fiction, Chapter 9: Worldbuilding. It is part of a multipart series. For Part One, click here. For Part Two, click here.… More
February 3, 2020
One Week ‘Til My Next Novel: THE SIDEMAN
On October 15th, I started a new venture. I took a book I knew readers loved, because I’d tested it, but hadn’t sold to traditional publishing yet despite editors all praising it, and put it… More
January 29, 2020
WriteTip: How To Approach Worldbuilding, Part 2
The following is an excerpt from my book How To Write A Novel: The Fundamentals of Fiction, Chapter 9: Worldbuilding. It is part One of a multipart series. For Part One, click hereclick here. Solar System and… More
January 22, 2020
WriteTip: How To Approach Worldbuilding, Part 1
The following is an excerpt from my book How To Write A Novel: The Fundamentals of Fiction, Chapter 9: Worldbuilding. It is part One of a multipart series. World Building is something that every author has to… More
January 20, 2020
WriteTip: How To Hire An Editor
The following is an excerpt from my book How To Write A Novel: The Fundamentals of Fiction, Chapter 13, slightly modified for this blog. As a professional editor, one of the questions I hear most often… More
January 8, 2020
WriteTip: The Dangers and Benefits of Vernacular
A recent Facebook post in a writing community I am part of got me thinking about using vernacular in fiction and writing. The post quoted from a 1987 Star Trek novel How Much For Just… More
January 6, 2020
Has Goodreads Outlived Its Usefulness For Authors?
I will admit that when I first heard of Goodreads,I liked the concept, and Goodreads has done a really good job on their database and interface, so much so that their nearest competitor, LibraryThing, which… More
December 18, 2019
WriteTips Hiatus Til 2020
Sometimes you just need a break, and that’s me. Been blogging twice a week minimum since July, and happy to be back serving the writerly community but I need a break this holiday season to… More
