Andrew M. Friday

Category: novel planning

  • 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

  • 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…

  • Infographic Tuesday: Writing a Strong Scene

    Infographic Tuesday: Writing a Strong Scene

    Scenes are to fiction what paragraphs are to nonfiction: building blocks. Here’s an infographic about evaluating scenes a writer creates for his stories. Here is the source of this infographic.

  • Shame. Shame.

    Shame. Shame.

    Game of Throne fans will understand the title of this post. But even if you don’t know the reference, you may understand the feeling of “shame” when you don’t finish National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) with fifty thousand words. And I say, “It’s okay. Forget about it.” Some years I “win” NaNoWriMo, some years I…

  • Writing Advice From Authors I’ve Read

    Writing Advice From Authors I’ve Read

    Have you ever read a novel and wondered “How did the author write such great dialogue?” or “How can I write like her?” Sometimes after reading a book I liked, I’ll check out the author’s website. I’m excited when I see they have a page of writing advice. Here’s writing advice from some authors I’ve…

  • Friday’s Findings

    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…

  • Friday’s Findings

    Friday’s Findings

    Here are some articles on writing I’ve read lately . . . The Secret to Writing Fascinating Villains Mythic Guide to Heroes & Villains — The Fatal Flaw and Unlikely Heroes Do Some People Lack the Talent to be a Successful Author? Dynamics in Fiction Writing (Advanced Writing Technique) Motive: The Key to Writing Stories…

  • Gravitating Toward Marketing as an Indie Writer

    Gravitating Toward Marketing as an Indie Writer

    When I checked out the workshop and panel listings for Imaginarium 2019, I originally planned to attend the ones geared toward the writing craft. After thinking about it, I gravitated toward the workshops on marketing books because I realized I needed those more. In the exhibitor’s hall, I saw Michael Knost’s booth. He had been…