Fallow said: ↑ Cool scenes aren’t stories. Click to expand… This is absolutely true. I’m a huge fan of a great scene, but if I were to see my favorite scenes (from book, show, or film) out of context I wouldn’t be ...
It’s hard to give advice without knowing more. The first thing I’d want to know is, do you have a safety net? Someone you could live with for a while, who would feed you and not charge rent, without demanding anything of you? It...
Every writer’s job is to give the reader what she wants in a way she doesn’t expect. [Like this quote? Click here to Tweet and share it!] (And it’s wise to remember that every agent and editor is foremost a reader, too.) One of the fi...
This is what I have next to me in hard copy. Yes, I have multiple copies of some just to have volume revisions. I don’t think every book is listed because I know I have more Strunk & White around here somewhere. (I have 4 or 5 cop...
Thanks, @K McIntyre, for the spousal plug. Actually, she is the one that bought us matching “Ask me about my book” tee shirts. And people actually do ask. I have found social media, especially facebook, to be a powerful tool for...
The brain is not only designed to think, it loves to think—and there are specific ways you can summon and maximize your brain’s ingenuity to generate better story ideas. Here are seven superpowers you already have under your thinking ca...
How do you know if you should quit your current writing project or keep at it? Learn why quitting the “wrong things” may be the only way to achieve your wildest writing goals. I think I know why you’re here… You have this unquenchab...
Do you interact imaginatively with your characters? If so how so? And how do they contribute to your understanding of them and their stories? Feedback for the first scene in one of my stories in the Workshop (https://www.writingforums.org/t...
[Enter your finest self-published work into the Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards!] “The term ‘surreal’—we use it to describe the very best and the very worst experiences in our lives—both the highlights and the horrib...
Plots and characters will come and go, but for successful writers, passion for the writing process burns on. Use these 6 questions to transform your creative method from craft into art. Do I love my characters? Do I love my book? More impor...