#WriterWednesday - June 5th 2019

I haven't made much progress with the rewrites of my adventure story yet, since I set it aside all of last week, so have only just started taking a look at it. However, I was able to approve the audio versions for all three books of my Magical Chapters Trilogy during the past week. So,those should be available by the end of June, even allowing for potential delays during the phase where ACX checks things out. That means I just have four more of my books to make available in audio: two of my pet themed poetry books, one of my general poetry collections, and one of my fairy tales. Hopefully it won't be too much longer before those are completed and available as audio books too. Then it will just be new books to have produced as I publish them. Listening to the narrators bringing my books to life is fun, though I'll be glad when my backlist is all available in audio.

Anyway, let's see what links I have for you this week, shall we?

First, never underestimate the importance of taking breaks. If you need to take one, take one. You obviously want to make sure you get your writing projects completed, and there are plenty of reasons why you can't just write when you're 'feeling good'. But sometimes you actually need to go do other stuff for a while, and that's OK.

While we're on the subject of doing other stuff: is there something that happened in your life where you had to make a choice, and you can't stop wondering what might have happened if you made a different one? Then turn your 'what ifs' in to stories, and create your own happily ever after.

Speaking of happily ever afters: here's a fairy tale expansion pack you might find useful. It especially applies if you actually are writing a fairy tale, but can apply to other stories too, across many genres, so is worth checking out regardless of what kind of fiction you write.

So, is it fantasy or sci-fi you write? If so, check out this post on where magic and science converge for some worldbuilding advice, along with a reminder to get your scientific facts right, and keep your magic rules straight.

No matter what you write, if your main characters aren't actually animals, here are the hidden benifits to giving your characters a pet.

Regardless of the kinds of characters in your story, this post is a great reminder that beats help make your scene come alive, which is a very good thing for any story. This is another time when your character's pet could come in to it too, since doing something with the dog or cat - or whatever other pet they have - could potentially be used as an action beat.

Now, here's a great post with tips on how to build to the exciting climax of a story. Also, on a similar note, here's one about how pacing helps readers care about our characters.

Time to work on that ending? Check out this fun list of tips to writing an ending whether you want to or not.

Next, this is what makes a 'good' writer, and the real meaning of success.

Finally, you're about to tell a story no one else has ever told, isn't that exciting? So go on... Go tell that story!