First of all, let me thank Dan for having me. When he heard how prolific I am, he asked me for a guest post on how to be prolific… although I might not be the greatest teacher on the planet. But I’ll do my best. I can at least share how I do it. […]
Categories
Writing Good Dialogs
Be sure to enter to win a signed copy of Savvy Stories HERE
Be sure to enter to win a signed copy of Savvy Stories HERE Did you enjoy the big lame? I mean game? How about the commercials? Or the half time show? Anything? Give me your thoughts. And yes you can say you liked it. You can say you hated it, too. Get a […]
Originally posted on DAN ALATORRE:
So we had a fun Super Bowl: Michele and Savvy went shopping and missed half the game, and I made some homemade salsa and watched the game at home by myself. I didn’t mind; no chance of having to play Candy Land in the middle of the game. Plus, the…
Categories
Happy Endings – Or Not
Be sure to enter to win a signed copy of Savvy Stories HERE Today’s post: Is the ending of your story too predictable? Put your characters up a tree and throw rocks at them. That’s the basis for an interesting story, right? But at some point the rocks stop and the ending comes. Readers are […]
Categories
Okay, What’s The Big Surprise?
Ta daaaaahhh! Here it is: YOU can win one of 5 signed paperback copies of “Savvy Stories, funny things I learned from my daughter” by entering a Goodreads promo right now! Click HERE to enter the promo. Okay, you’re giving away a book. Why is that a big deal? In a word, BOOK PROMOTIONS = MARKETING […]
Michael Dellert is an award-winning writer, editor, publishing consultant, and writing coach with a publishing career spanning 18 years. He is currently an independent freelancer living in the Greater New York City area. His blog offers tips, tricks, and advice to aspiring writers seeking to improve their craft, as well as insights into the current […]
We’ve discussed how difficult it is to write good dialogs. We’ve talked about avoiding dialog tags. We’ve talked about using “beats.” But have we really put that talk into action? Now we will. WARNING: THIS IS THE TOUGHEST FLASH FICTION CHALLENGE EVER Write a conversation between four characters. What, that’s it? Hey, it’s harder than […]
Categories
How not to gain a literary agent
Originally posted on Allie Potts:
background image courtesy of Lissa R and Flickr Ah, the quest for the elusive literary agent… For my readers who are not writers, let me explain. You see a literary agent can seem much like a unicorn within the writing world. If you are fortunate enough to stumble upon one,…
Categories
A Funny Thought
Do you go through your day and nobody ever says anything funny? A whole day? Not one snide remark or glib comment? Do you go through your whole story and nobody ever says anything funny? Why?
DAN ALATORRE 