Category: Friday’s Findings

  • Friday’s Findings

    Friday’s Findings

    I’ve been the victim of a writing group troll. I didn’t even want to read my rough draft. Then he proceeded to tear it apart. I understood why there was another writing group that had broken off from his and why they didn’t include him. I wish I hadn’t let it discourage me. But that…

  • Friday’s Findings

    Friday’s Findings

    Some articles on fiction writing: How to Stop Procrastinating and Keep Writing 5 Essential Hero’s Journey Themes and Symbolic Archetypes That Will Thrill Your Readers Write On: 27 of the Best Books on Writing Pace Your Prose — Three Thoughts on Timing World Building in Epic Fantasy

  • Friday’s Findings

    Friday’s Findings

    Happy Valentines Day. Hope you’re in love … with writing. Here are some fiction writing tips I found. Hope they help you as you write. Wait! 5 Novel Editing Questions to Ask Before Your Book Is Actually Done! The Now Novel PATTERN system for plotting your sci-fi novel Why You Need a Written Story Timeline…

  • Friday’s Findings

    Friday’s Findings

    Why are companies, including publishers, leaving Amazon? And some more articles on writing fiction I’ve read lately: Amazon Past Prime: Why Major Retailers & Publishers are Going it Alone Author, We Have a Problem: 4 Tips on Plotting Your Novel Plot structure examples: Creative plot lessons from stories Writing Crime: Myths And Misconceptions About The…

  • Friday’s Findings

    Friday’s Findings

    Infodumping isn’t necessarily wrong. It’s more how you present the information. Real Life Diagnostics: Infodumping in the Opening Page How to get writing ideas: 7 insights from Goodreads So, You Want to Be a Writer? Voice: What is Writing ‘Voice’ & Why is It Important to Storytelling? Supporting Characters and Theme: 6 Important Questions to…

  • Friday’s Findings

    Friday’s Findings

    Let’s face it. Writing the villain can be more fun than writing the hero. The Importance of the Villain Crafting Hook Lines that Draw Readers in 10 Ways Writers Can Fail Spectacularly at Social Media in 2020 Editing copy? 8 tips for a word-perfect manuscript The Four Pillars of Premise Photo by Stephan Müller from…

  • Friday’s Findings

    Friday’s Findings

    Writers helping others is a great way to improve your fiction writing skills. Here are five articles by writers on the writing craft: Five Self-Publishing Mistakes You Need To Avoid Nobody Is Going to Teach You How to Write 5 Ways to Develop Character Voices 26 Things to Remember About Being a Writer Your writing…

  • Friday’s Findings

    Friday’s Findings

    It’s important for a writer to improve his or her craft. Here are some articles on writing fiction to help facilitate the process: Storytelling Exercise: Character Choices Use Correct Tense with Third Conditional Sentences Take Your Creativity to the Next Level Nobody Is Going to Teach You How to Write

  • Friday’s Findings

    Friday’s Findings

    Here are some articles with tips for writing in the new year: Five Writing Resolutions Beyond ‘Write Every Day’ 3 Things You Need To Become an Author (Plus a 4th to Keep in the Game.) The Scope Of Your Story Compelling Character Arcs in 4 Easy Steps Einstein’s Trick to Becoming a Better Writer Why…