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Thursday we talked about how to make a good story. (Click HERE for that.) Today we’ll go over a few do’s and don’ts. Six of them, more or less. What we tend to do as new writers is describe things that are not important, like the color of Fred’s car or details about his two-story, […]
A good story is basically “Somebody wanted something and they had to overcome an obstacle to get it.” Without that… no story, really. (The stories that really make readers do flip flops (in a good way) have surprises. The premise “nothing is as it appears” is an awesome storytelling device, and is the […]
Originally posted on The PBS Blog:
Twenty years ago, a book followed a routine process: You poured your heart and soul into a manuscript and when you finished it, you started calling agents and editors who most likely told you to send them a query letter. Next step was usually a book proposal, and a…
Originally posted on C.S. Wilde:
So here I am, scrolling down my WordPress reader feed, sorting through the posts with the tag “Writing”, and then I find a bunch of brilliant writing with zero likes or comments. Seriously, there’s a bunch of talented authors out there who are simply invisible because they don’t know…
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How I Write
Originally posted on C.S. Wilde:
This is a tag going around, and since a few people have asked me about my writing process (I find that incredibly flattering to be honest!), here it is! Anyone interested, feel free to tag yourselves and answer the questions! Do leave a link to your post in the…
No, you little introvert, you probably don’t. Here are some reasons why you should and a few tips to make it go smoothly, from Frank Allan Rodgers by way of friend of the blog Kelly Abell: https://writewithkelly.wordpress.com/2015/12/27/ideas-for-successful-book-signings/ Frank has lots of great ideas, and so does Kelly, so you can learn a lot from them! […]
No, I haven’t started building my (new) mailing list yet. Remember Al’s post? It had a lot of good information in it and so does this one, and I’m at the “working on what my giveaway should be” phase. But meanwhile, add to your list of good ideas via the post from Nosegraze. I Challenge […]
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Christmas Flash Fiction Challenge!
MERRY CHRISTMAS! This is your present, from me to you! It occurred to me that you will have some down time this week. Not today, necessarily, but in a few days. At which time you’ll check in and see we had a writing challenge that could brighten your writing day. And here it is. For […]
Why, a bright, shiny Flash Fiction Challenge of course. It’ll be ready tomorrow morning, but there’s no rush. Merry Christmas, everybody! Dan, Michele and Savvy.
DAN ALATORRE 