Andrew M. Friday

Category: writing

  • Friday’s Findings: Red and Black

    Friday’s Findings: Red and Black

    When I recently reviewed the final draft of my novella, Traption, I used this trick to keep track of where I leave off when I am done for the day. I start with my whole manuscript in red. As I go through each paragraph, I turn it black when I’m done. This let’s me know…

  • Should I Use Kindle Create? Barnes & Noble Press?

    Should I Use Kindle Create? Barnes & Noble Press?

    Some quick tips on using Kindle Create and Barnes and Noble Press: I am about to release my novella Traption and I have been preparing it in Kindle Create. So the question is: should you Kindle Create to get your books on Amazon.com? Do I have to use Kindle Create or Barnes and Noble Press?…

  • Writing Experiment: Personality Test For Characters

    Writing Experiment: Personality Test For Characters

    Kieren Westwood runs a writing channel on YouTube. Recently, he revealed he used the 16 Personalities website, and took the personality test. But he didn’t take it as himself. He took it as if he were one of his characters. He recommended doing this for a simple analysis of a character’s personality. I’ve been thinking…

  • Don’t Be Afraid to Make Your Character Flawed

    Don’t Be Afraid to Make Your Character Flawed

    Your protagonist and all your other characters don’t need to be perfect. They should have problems, bad habits and insecurities. Don’t worry that your readers won’t like them because this will make them seem more realistic. See more writing tips at Janice Hardy’s blog. Photo by Ron Lach

  • Friday’s Findings: A Little Off the Top

    Friday’s Findings: A Little Off the Top

    Currently, I am working on my novella, Traption. I practice taking a little off the top at the beginning of each scene. I learned this concept from Jessica Brody’s Writing Mastery Academy course on revision. She recommends going through each scene to determine whether or not the scene begins at the “correct” place. She recommends…

  • Not Getting Anything Done on Your Novel?

    Not Getting Anything Done on Your Novel?

    Photo by Brett Jordan

  • Tips for Plotting a Novel

    Tips for Plotting a Novel

    From NowNovel.com Photo by Aleksandar Pasaric

  • Friday’s Findings: Doing a Scene Audit

    Friday’s Findings: Doing a Scene Audit

    I’ve been on vacation this week and while I haven’t gotten as much reading done as I would have liked, I have gotten a LOT done on my novella, Traption. I’ve spent this week going through each scene, one by one and asking myself the following questions: Does this scene have a goal?What are the…

  • Writers: Let’s Take Action

    Writers: Let’s Take Action

    How can you reveal truths through your storytelling? How can you say what needs to be said through your fiction? How can recent events in the news be reflected in your writing?