#WriterWednesday - August 15th 2018
The files for the paperback version of "Where's Noodles?" are currently in review, and I approved the final version of the audio version of "Zeena And The Phoenix" (the fourth and final "Zeena Dragon Fae" book) last night, after Ella Lynch sent it to me in the early evening. So, both of those should soon be available, which is great!
Ella's done an awesome job narrating my Zeena books, so I'm excited about being able to share them with you. As soon as this final book is available to buy, I'll do a proper announcement post with links and things.
Speaking of the availability of books: fellow poet, Kevin Morris, has a new release coming out. In fact, “The Writer’s Pen and Other Poems”, by K Morris, is now available for preorder in the Amazon Kindle store. If you enjoy poetry, you should check it out. No, I'm not just saying that because I know the author.
Anyway, speaking of poetry... Are you also a poet? Or, perhaps, simply a fan of poetry? Either way, you may find this short introduction to the Haiku interesting.
On the other hand, perhaps you write stories? Though, of course, you can do both... I do. Either way, if you do write stories, are you working on worldbuilding? If the answer is yes, don't forget to think about transport in your world, whether the form of transport is feet, magic, horses, donkeys,trains, planes, or spaceships. People and animals need to be fed, and only have so much endurance. vehicles need to be maintained, and need fuel. So bear those things in mind.
Regardless of the kinds of creatures and modes of transport in your story, here are some details about the basic plot of an "overcoming the monster" story, in case you're thinking of writing one of those, or just want to know what elements make up one of those kinds of stories. WARNING: the post I just linked to contains spoilers for "Rocky IV" - just in case that matters to you.
No matter what you write, if you're ready to edit, here are some useful tips on formatting dialogue - in case you could use some. I would like to point out one thing though: the placement of punctuation outside quotation marks is actually not always incorrect. This is one of those rules where it varies depending on whether you're using British or American grammar rules. That's why the rules for editing is that the grammar rules are right "most" of the time. If in doubt, look it up. If you're going to break a grammar rule, you should at least know you're doing it. Either way, don't forget those dialogue tags.
Speaking of not following all writing rules to the letter: remember that it's important you don't edit away your voice, and bear in mind this tip to know about editing dialogue.
Most importantly: remember that writing perfection is not your objective. Yes, editing is important. But nobody's perfect, and striving for perfection will only leave you with a manuscript you never consider finished, because it doesn't meet your expectations.
Oh, and here's what to do when you think you've run out of things to write about. The ideas are in there somewhere... You just have to let them out! So, just write, and worry about how good it is afterwards. Alternatively, check out this post on how to deal with writers' Block.
Always remember: it's OK to take a break from writing if you need to. In fact, here are three reasons to take a break from writing.
Also, here's why you shouldn't 'go all in' when starting a new writing project.
However you get there, and no matter how many writing breaks you take, when you're finally done writing - and editing - your book, you'll want to publish it. If you're thinking of self-publishing - or if you already self-publish - you may be interested in hearing about these new Amazon KDP updates and features.
By the way, speaking of publishing on Amazon: my books are on Amazon as paperbacks and audio books, published via CreateSpace and Audible respectively. But not as eBooks. However, plenty of other people do have theirs available on there as eBooks - like Kevin, as mentioned above, for example - and you might be one of those people for all I know. So, just in case you are, and you haven't heard about Amazon's new "buy for others" feature, here's a great post that explains about gifting eBooks on Amazon. It's a great option for those wanting to give away review copies of their books for Kindle users.
As I said though, my books aren't available as eBooks on Amazon at this time. However, you can get mobi versions of all my books via Smashwords, which is Kindle friendly. My books are available in other eBook formats from there too.
Ella's done an awesome job narrating my Zeena books, so I'm excited about being able to share them with you. As soon as this final book is available to buy, I'll do a proper announcement post with links and things.
Speaking of the availability of books: fellow poet, Kevin Morris, has a new release coming out. In fact, “The Writer’s Pen and Other Poems”, by K Morris, is now available for preorder in the Amazon Kindle store. If you enjoy poetry, you should check it out. No, I'm not just saying that because I know the author.
Anyway, speaking of poetry... Are you also a poet? Or, perhaps, simply a fan of poetry? Either way, you may find this short introduction to the Haiku interesting.
On the other hand, perhaps you write stories? Though, of course, you can do both... I do. Either way, if you do write stories, are you working on worldbuilding? If the answer is yes, don't forget to think about transport in your world, whether the form of transport is feet, magic, horses, donkeys,trains, planes, or spaceships. People and animals need to be fed, and only have so much endurance. vehicles need to be maintained, and need fuel. So bear those things in mind.
Regardless of the kinds of creatures and modes of transport in your story, here are some details about the basic plot of an "overcoming the monster" story, in case you're thinking of writing one of those, or just want to know what elements make up one of those kinds of stories. WARNING: the post I just linked to contains spoilers for "Rocky IV" - just in case that matters to you.
No matter what you write, if you're ready to edit, here are some useful tips on formatting dialogue - in case you could use some. I would like to point out one thing though: the placement of punctuation outside quotation marks is actually not always incorrect. This is one of those rules where it varies depending on whether you're using British or American grammar rules. That's why the rules for editing is that the grammar rules are right "most" of the time. If in doubt, look it up. If you're going to break a grammar rule, you should at least know you're doing it. Either way, don't forget those dialogue tags.
Speaking of not following all writing rules to the letter: remember that it's important you don't edit away your voice, and bear in mind this tip to know about editing dialogue.
Most importantly: remember that writing perfection is not your objective. Yes, editing is important. But nobody's perfect, and striving for perfection will only leave you with a manuscript you never consider finished, because it doesn't meet your expectations.
Oh, and here's what to do when you think you've run out of things to write about. The ideas are in there somewhere... You just have to let them out! So, just write, and worry about how good it is afterwards. Alternatively, check out this post on how to deal with writers' Block.
Always remember: it's OK to take a break from writing if you need to. In fact, here are three reasons to take a break from writing.
Also, here's why you shouldn't 'go all in' when starting a new writing project.
However you get there, and no matter how many writing breaks you take, when you're finally done writing - and editing - your book, you'll want to publish it. If you're thinking of self-publishing - or if you already self-publish - you may be interested in hearing about these new Amazon KDP updates and features.
By the way, speaking of publishing on Amazon: my books are on Amazon as paperbacks and audio books, published via CreateSpace and Audible respectively. But not as eBooks. However, plenty of other people do have theirs available on there as eBooks - like Kevin, as mentioned above, for example - and you might be one of those people for all I know. So, just in case you are, and you haven't heard about Amazon's new "buy for others" feature, here's a great post that explains about gifting eBooks on Amazon. It's a great option for those wanting to give away review copies of their books for Kindle users.
As I said though, my books aren't available as eBooks on Amazon at this time. However, you can get mobi versions of all my books via Smashwords, which is Kindle friendly. My books are available in other eBook formats from there too.
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