Category: novel planning
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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…
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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…
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Some good Storytelling advice
Sometimes, I go see a movie by myself. John Carter of Mars was one of them. I had read the book and was looking forward to watching the film. After sitting down in the theatre by myself, popcorn and soda in hand, I watched the previews. Then the featured movie lit up the screen. Even…
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Am I Crazy?
I haven’t blogged much for the past two weeks because I’ve been busy finishing my latest episode for my space opera series Consortium. The third book should be coming out July 15. I’ll post on here when it is available for pre-order. So, I have a few writing projects (or works-in-progress, as writers say) on…
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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…
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Friday’s Findings
I mentioned last week I am currently working with an illustrator for the book cover of my novel, Oblivion’s Hope. Now I am looking for an editor. I found this article and I’m using it as a guide: The Comprehensive Guide to Finding, Hiring, and Working with an Editor And finally, here is a link…
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Successful Writers
Click on infographic to see enlarged version. Photo by Andrea Piacquadio from Pexels
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Epic Characters: How to Create Them
Creating characters for your story may be the hardest part of writing. But it’s the most important. Infographic from the blog Something Delicious: A Creative Catalyst for the Writer’s Soul
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Friday’s Findings
Two days ago, I engaged in a Skype call with an illustrator who specializes in book covers for science fiction and fantasy novels. While we were on the call, he produced a rough sketch of what will become the cover of my current WIP novel, Oblivion’s Hope. Yesterday, he sent me the first draft. I’m…
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