You’d think with the awesomeness that is Google we could do all the research for our books online. Yeah, I thought that too and was way off. In a novel I wrote, I gave my protagonist a gun not thinking much about it. On the re-read, I realized I knew absolutely nothing about guns but made the weapon an important fixture…
Can’t sell a story based on premise alone. Maybe it’s just me. I don’t care how good the story sounds or how well written it is, if the POV character is annoying then I’m putting it down. Forever. “There is nothing more important than character, for your protagonist is at the heart of the story” “(Creating Not Good But…
There’s a lot to be said about a writer’s imagination but sometimes I have trouble seeing the things I put in my story. Nothing beats personal experience but we can’t literally go outside turn left and visit our fantasy world or live in a Gothic castle for the several months it takes to write our…
An author needs to create a reader profile to focus their marketing efforts. I’ve heard this so many times. You don’t want to spend time on LinkedIn, for example, only to find out the majority of your potential readers don’t use it. Makes sense. I’ve read Get Know Before the Book Deal and did a…
Ever had a moment where you loved the overall idea of your scene or blog post but hated the way it was worded? No matter how long you stared at the page- moving sentences, adding and deleting words- you couldn’t figure out a way to fix it. I’ve been writing and rewriting a blog post…
It seems the more epic the story is the more roadblocks you run into. It’s usually one mountain of a roadblock too. My latest WIP is told from the point-of-view of several characters and I’m struggling with how to arrange the different POVs/chapters. We write what we want to read and I don’t like stories with too many POVs…
I generally avoid posts titled 10 Steps to Becoming a Better Writer but this time, I made an exception (don’t know why) and found this awesome poster. It’s so true! When I get some color toner, I may print it out and hang it on my wall. Like this infographic? Get more content marketing tips from Copyblogger.
For the moment, I’ve stopped working on my second novel, as often, to focus on filling the holes in my world. I’m finding Powers to be the hardest part of World Building. It’s so complicated. I’ve been trying to find some way of organizing information to help me visualize it. Outside of putting it on…
According to Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, when mapping out the history of your Fantasy world you should think about: “How far back are there records or tales of historical events? How widely known are these stories? Do average people believe old tales, or do they dismiss some that have a basis in fact (e.g.,…
How many times have you said or heard someone say they didn’t go near a book because of all the hype? You’d think a lot of hype was a good thing but if it turns away potential readers or turns off people then- what’s the point? It’s kind of an interesting situation. A lot of hype means…
