Andrew M. Friday

Category: fiction writing

  • Writing Software Suggestions for the New Year

    Writing Software Suggestions for the New Year

    The end of the year is a great time to think about writing habits and goals for the next year. You might want to start using writing software. A writer doesn’t have to use software, but if you aren’t, and want to try some, here are some recommendations. Scrivener Scrivener is the big cheese of…

  • Infographic Tuesday: The DNA of a Successful Book

    Infographic Tuesday: The DNA of a Successful Book

    Here’s an infographic of who is reading what: Photo by aj povey from Pexels

  • Friday’s Findings

    Friday’s Findings

    Some articles on fiction writing I’ve read lately. Enjoy! Healthy Writing Habits: All in the Wrist And . . . Scene! What Really Drives Your Characters? Do I Need a Platform and If So, How High? You Wrote a Novel. Now What Do You Do With It?

  • Infographic Tuesday: Peeling Back the Layers of a Scene

    Infographic Tuesday: Peeling Back the Layers of a Scene

    Another great infographic on writing a scene. This one is from My Book Therapy. Photo by Yuliya Ilkovych from Pexels

  • Friday’s Findings

    Friday’s Findings

    Here’s some articles on writing I’ve read lately. I hope you enjoy. Smart Writers Expand Time 5 Things I’d Go Back and Tell “Baby Writer Me” Improve Your Novel Writing: 11 Tips For Newbies Surprising Your Readers in Every Scene Saving your Story from Predictability Photo by Elina Krima from Pexels

  • Infographic Tuesday: How to Build a Book Audience

    Infographic Tuesday: How to Build a Book Audience

    With social media, an author can build an audience for his or her books from home. But there’s more to it as this infographic from Now Novel indicates. Photo by freestocks.org from Pexels

  • Are Writers in Competition With Each Other?

    Are Writers in Competition With Each Other?

    This is something I’ve been wondering about for a while: are writers, especially indie writers, in competition with each other? It’s easy to see another’s writer’s success and become … jealous? Envious? Maybe, on Facebook, you’ve seen a writer you follow sell their latest manuscript, or maybe, on Twitter, an author celebrates selling another hundred…

  • Infographic Tuesday: What Lies Beneath

    Infographic Tuesday: What Lies Beneath

    This infographic from Reedsy shows the difference between plot, story and theme.

  • Friday’s Findings

    Friday’s Findings

    Some articles on writing I’ve read lately: Seven Deadly Sins for Writers How to Get a Literary Agent: A Simple Two-Step Process Use Secondary Characters to Sway the Reader Writing that First Chapter: 10 Do’s and Don’ts for Starting Your Novel Five Tips for Writing Nail-Biting Suspense Why You Should Set A Reading Goal For…