Andrew M. Friday

Category: Friday’s Findings

  • Friday’s Findings

    Friday’s Findings

    Writing a novel, or even a short story, can be daunting. “I’ll never finish.” “I don’t have time.” “I’m not a good writer.” Everyone who writes fiction feels this way at times. Here are some habits I’ve picked up along the way to keep me from feeling overwhelmed: I email a scene idea to myself.…

  • Friday’s Findings

    Friday’s Findings

    Writing is healing. I haven’t hugged my mom since January. This thought occurred to me earlier this week, and I burst out in tears. Yes, we’ve gotten together for walks outside, wearing masks, keeping six feet apart. We talk on the phone once or twice a week. But I haven’t hugged her lately. So this…

  • Friday’s Findings

    Friday’s Findings

    My WIP, a novel called Oblivion’s Hope, is written in first person point-of-view (POV). I’ve been looking for some advice on maximizing the use of first person POV, and it just so happens a book I’m currently reading, Consider This by Chuck Palahniuk, offers a great tip on using the first person: “… Submerge the…

  • Friday’s Findings

    Friday’s Findings

    Going to be working on not one but two novels this weekend. It’s a balancing act. Wish me luck. Meanwhile, here are some articles on writing I’ve found helpful: Top Tips for Marketing as an Author 7 Powerful Lessons From 7 Legendary Writers How to Write Monsters How To Craft An Elevator Pitch That Sells…

  • Friday’s Findings

    Friday’s Findings

    It’s Friday and I have a lot of things to do this weekend for my writing. First, I need to format the paperback version of my latest novella, WhereHow; the ebook version is now available. Secondly, I need to work on the next episode in my novella series, Consortium; it’s called Traption. And finally, I…

  • Friday’s Findings

    Friday’s Findings

    I’m about to release my third novella and I’ve been using the resources available through Amazon/Kindle to create my book. Amazon may not be for everyone, but right now, it has most of the market for selling books. There’s a lot of competition out there on the Amazon website. Kindle has some marketing tools to…

  • Friday’s Findings

    Friday’s Findings

    I’m putting today’s list of Friday’s Findings together in a coffee shop. It’s only the second time since January I’ve been to a coffee shop, which happens to be my favorite place to blog. I wore my mask when I ordered my coffee. My hand sanitizer sits on my table. And speaking of tables, the…

  • Friday’s Findings

    Friday’s Findings

    Usually, I link to articles about the writing craft for Friday’s Findings – articles on character, plot, writing style and such. This past week I found several articles focusing more on a writer’s overall plan; things like an author’s mission statement, planning process, story concept and marketing. I even found a link to famous authors…

  • Friday’s Findings

    Friday’s Findings

    I’ve always heard badly written characters can bring down a good story, but well-written characters can save a mediocre story. A few things I’ve learned over the years about writing characters: give each one distinct physical characteristic so the reader can picture them in his mind; give each character an inner goal, such as finding…