ALERT FOR AUTHORS: "Writing for You," the writer's handbook based on crimsonleague.com, comes out 7/31!

[Victoria]

Want to learn more about creative writing? About marketing your writing? Want support? Need someone to tell you you're not crazy doing this author thing, and you're not nuts for doubting yourself?

Then mark you calendars for July 31, 2013: release day of my writer's handbook entitled, "Writing for You: A Novelist’s Guide to the Craft of Fiction."

The purpose of "Writing for You" is not only to explore the mechanics of writing (though it does do that.) It’s also meant to provide emotional support and camaraderie, giving you techniques to triumph over those periods of doubt.

When writing gets tough, that inner editor’s got you down, and you feel like giving up, the most helpful thing in the world is knowing that dips in confidence are normal, we all experience them, and they are in no way a statement of fact concerning your potential.

At over 70,000 words, Writing for You groups information from my blog in new and thought-provoking ways, expands upon the information to be found there, and even includes some brand new information, as well as links to other resources to help any writer, whether a beginner or a seasoned pro.

It also contains personal examples of how one writer developed her writing process over the course of five novels, to warn, guide, and reassure aspiring writers as they walk their own path toward finishing a novel.

Here’s a peek at the Table of Contents, and what you can expect to find inside:

PREFACE: Who I am, what I do, and what qualifications I have to be writing this book. Basically, why should you care what advice I have about writing? (Including a brief description of every novel I’ve written.)
INTRODUCTION: Why anyone should do this crazy thing called writing a novel. What are the reasons for writing that will set you up for success?
CHAPTER ONE: What to know before you write
CHAPTER TWO: The cardinal rules of writing
CHAPTER THREE: Making and managing time to write
CHAPTER FOUR: On outlines
CHAPTER FIVE: On character development
CHAPTER SIX: On first drafts
CHAPTER SEVEN: On dialogue
CHAPTER EIGHT: On point of view
CHAPTER NINE: On editing
CHAPTER TEN: On style: writing tics
CHAPTER ELVEN: On style: Hemingway or Faulkner?
CHAPTER ELEVEN: On independent publishing
CHAPTER TWELVE: On social media marketing
SPECIAL ADDITION: The first chapter of Book I of Victoria’s Herezoth trilogy, The Crimson League