Category: fiction writing
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One Solution for Your Mid-NaNoWriMo Blues
Is your NaNoWriMo story going nowhere? Here’s one possible solution: Throw in a new character. Don’t have time to create a new character? Here are some quick ways to create a new character for your work-in-progress: Index Card Shuffle: Take 10-15 index cards. On each card, write one character trait (ex. loves cars; wears homemade…
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Friday’s Findings
Here’s a few things on writing I’ve read lately . . . Creative Leaps Are The Lifeblood Of Great Writing Nothing is Wasted (If You Put It To Use) How to Make Your Setting Come to Life A Stitch in Time: Pacing, World Building, and Time Travel What Happens When the Apocalypse You’re Writing Starts…
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How to sell more books
I can across the article on getting your book noticed. It has some good ideas.
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Some Tips on Self-publishing
I went to some workshops on self-publishing at Imaginarium 2019. Here are a few tidbits I came across: Consider wide distribute-Don’t just put the ebook versions of your novels on Amazon KDP; also use Kobo, Smashwords, iBooks, etc.). If you opt to enroll your ebooks in KDP select, you can’t place them on any other…
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Author Interview: Pat Paxton
I dog sit for a friend in a town across the river from where I live. A couple of times, while walking the dog, I came across one of my friend’s neighbors. Pat would also be walking his dog. One afternoon, Pat invited me to chat in his backyard while the dogs played together. I…
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Friday’s Findings
Some articles on writing I’ve read lately . . . More on Plotting, Pantsing & Personality Type How to Stay Inspired as a Writer Show What Your Characters Are Afraid Of How to Hurdle Your Writer’s Block How to develop your book idea: 8 exercises What Microtension Is and Why Writers Must Master It 3…
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Five Tips on Marketing
While at Imaginarium 2019, I ended up going to more workshops on marketing than I had planned. I realized creating awareness of a novel presents itself as a whole separate part of the publishing process than its creation. I managed to come away from the conference with several pages of notes. I want to share…
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Friday’s Findings
Articles on writing I’ve read lately . . . Writing Tips: 6 Ways To Write A Better Script How to Choose the Right Freelance Editor for Your Manuscript 13 Reasons it’s Scary to Live with a Writer How to Become an Editor: A Comprehensive Guide for Writers 6 Ways to Immerse Your Reader in the…
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Author Interview: Robb Hoff
I met Robb Hoff at the Hydra Publications booth at Imaginarium 2019. He is enthusiastic about storytelling and Halloween seems like a great time to indulge in his horror and fantasy novels. I also caught him at a book signing in my town and it was great to hear the background to how he became…
Andrew M. Friday 