Book Blast at FCC
The best thing about doing things for the first time is that you never have to do that thing for the first time again. There will always be past experience to fall back on. I did one of those things...
View ArticleAn Exercise in Vision Writing
On Saturday, December 10, I published a post featuring part of Randy Ingermanson’s monthly Advanced Fiction Writing E-zine (which you can sign up for at no cost here), in which Randy talked about...
View ArticleMarket Trends or Personal Vision
An artist chases the market by painting whatever subject is ‘hot’ in whatever style is ‘hot’, aiming for the next big sale or top seller. A fashion maven spends hours shopping, buying the latest...
View ArticleStory Element: How’s Your Opening Line?
Your potential reader enters the bookstore like a kid entering a candy store. So many wonderful, mouth-watering choices. Will it be a mystery? Women’s fiction or historical? Ooo! How about a romance?...
View ArticleA Writer’s Journey, Dianna T. Benson
I’d like to introduce you to a crit partner and friend. Dianna Benson is a member of the online crit group in which I participate. She has helped me with stories and with articles and I’ve had the...
View ArticleNeed Help With Your Manuscript?
Carrie has been helping other writers fine tune their manuscripts for almost as long as she’s been a member of the ACFW. She has been a crit partner for several published authors, including Regina...
View ArticleHow Genres Are Like The Major Food Groups
Every story fits into one major writing category. Most could be wedged into two. Some are so broad based, they don’t appear to have a specific category. In the publishing world, these categories are...
View Article6 Tips for Authors Who Write in Multiple Genres
A few weeks ago, I compared genres to food groups (you can read that post here). At the end of that post, I said “There are ways to clarify things for your readers, publishers, and marketers”. This...
View ArticleIntroduction to Blogging For Writers
If you’ve been involved in any aspect of writing for very long and if you read anything about writing online, you’ve already learned about the importance of developing platform. You probably have also...
View Article4 Things to Consider Before You Decide to Blog
There’s a lot of talk about content, traffic, SEO, and networking these days. Everyone who works social media or who is just thinking about it is looking for the secret key that will unlock a world of...
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