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How Do You Find a Publisher? [Your Writing Questions Answered]
So, welcome to the latest post within my new writing series, “Your Writing Questions Answered.” If you haven’t already seen my announcement about this series–or would like to submit your own question–then please hop over here. To see all the answered questions so far, head over here.
This week’s second question is from JA:
My
How Do I Transform an Idea into a Full-Length Novel? [Your Writing Questions Answered]
So, welcome to the latest post within my new writing series, “Your Writing Questions Answered.” If you haven’t already seen my announcement about this series–or would like to submit your own question–then please hop over here.
So, this question is from Teresa:
I’m great at writing short stories, but freeze up at the idea of
Writing Realistic Characters/How Can I Make My Characters Seem More Real? [Your Writing Questions Answered]
So, welcome to the latest post within my new writing series, “Your Writing Questions Answered.” If you haven’t already seen my announcement about this series–or would like to submit your own question–then please hop over here.
So, this week’s question is from Dani:
My characters don’t feel real when I write them. To me, they seem
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How To Craft A Believable Dystopian World [Your Writing Questions Answered]
So, welcome to the latest post within my new writing series, “Your Writing Questions Answered.” If you haven’t already seen my announcement about this series–or would like to submit your own question–then please hop over here. To see all the answered questions so far, head over here.
This week’s second question is from Amy:
What’s
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How Long Should a Chapter Be? [Your Writing Questions Answered]
So, welcome to the very first post within my new writing series, “Your Writing Questions Answered.” If you haven’t already seen my announcement about this series–or would like to submit your own question–then please hop over here.
So, the first question we’ll be answering is from Laura:
So, about how long would you say a
Get Your Writing Questions Answered!
Hey, friends!
So, for next couple of months, I’m going to be running a blog series where myself and other professional writers will answer your writing questions! This series will be called ‘Your Writing Questions Answered’.
The aim is to answer a question every week–but for this, we need your questions!
So, what… Continue reading... | 13 Comments
Madeline Dyer’s 100 Pieces of Advice for Writers (or How To Write a Book)
As I love lists and I love reading articles about writing, I thought I’d compile my own list of 100 pieces of writing advice. So, here are my top pieces of advice for writers, based on my own experiences of being a traditionally-published author.
Note: As with all lists, not every piece of advice
Writing a Successful Query Letter, Plus the Query Letter that Got Me Four Offers
So, I’ve been talking to a lot of people about querying lately and giving them advice on how to write a good query letter… because, let’s face it, query letters are SO important. They’re the first thing that an editor or agent will read, and a poorly written query letter suggests a poorly written manuscript–and… Continue reading...
Guest Post: What A Character by K. L. Schwengel
Today, we have a guest post by K. L. Schwengel, as part of her First Of Her Kind Blog Tour.
WHAT A CHARACTER
Plot can drive a story, but without characters to keep it on the road, even the most intriguing plot can spin into the ditch. Not just any characters will do… Continue reading... | 2 Comments
At What Age Does A Writer Become A Writer?
Good question. And quite a tricky one too.
For as long as I can remember, the ambition to be a successful writer has always been within me–even if it was subconscious. I realised this when I tried to work out how old I was when I first started writing–which I soon found to be… Continue reading...
The Importance Of Grammar, Spelling and Formatting
When I read a book, if I find a lot of grammar errors, spelling mistakes or formatting issues in the opening chapter, then I’m unlikely to read on. There’s just something about such errors that annoy me. And I doubt that I’m not the only one.
Not only do mistakes make it hard to… Continue reading...
Guest Post: How to Write a Character Who Could Sink The Titanic by J. Whitman
Ok, so recently, I’ve been thinking a lot about characterisation and te importance of making a character seem real to the readers. Before I write, I like to know as much about my characters as possible; after all, if they don’t seem real to me, they haven’t got a chance with the readers.
Guest Post: Characterisation by Carlie M. A. Cullen
Today, we have a guest post by author Carlie M. A. Cullen as part of her blog tour for her debut novel, Heart Search: Lost.
So, as I got to set the topic of this guest post I decided on characterisation, for two reasons. The first is that I believe that good characterisation is… Continue reading... | 1 Comment
The All-Important First Sentence
The first sentence of any book is hugely important. It is the first thing that readers will read (apart from the title, author’s name, blurb and dedication etc), but most likely, the first sentence will play a part in making your readers decide whether to buy the book.
First sentences have to be engaging… Continue reading...
Can You Write A Book In A Week?
Yesterday, I was reading a very interesting post, that I was linked to from twitter, and it was very, very inspiring.
Most people think of writing a book as a very long-winded process that takes years to finish properly. Well, of course you do need to do more than one draft, and loads of… Continue reading...
Writer’s Block – What Is It?
Many writers complain of getting or having ‘writer’s block’ but what exactly is it? Writer’s block is a condition that many writers will experience at some time, some get it a lot, others rarely get it. It causes the writer to loose the ability to produce new work for a length of time (some have… Continue reading...
Writing Exercises – Change One Letter At A Time
This has to be one of my favourite writing exercises to do. I try to limit the number of times I do it a week to only once or twice, because I don’t want to over use it.
What You’ll Need:
Paper and pen (or a computer with a word processor)
Dictionary (optional)… Continue reading...
Writing Exercises
What are Writing Exercises?
Writing exercises are little exercises, taking anywhere from a minute to an hour to carry out. They encourage you to write in a free way and help you to improve your writing. Most of the things you write during writing exercises will be purely for yourself, you won’t be planning… Continue reading... | 1 Comment
First Person Or Third Person?
Do I write in first person or third person? This is a question that many authors often ask themselves, and unfortunately there’s no clear answer as it all depends on the author, their individual style and the story they want to tell.
Some authors find that they can write in one ‘person’ a lot… Continue reading...
Short Stories – Update, Tips and Advice
Hi, so recently I’ve been looking at short stories and why they’re so popular. Alongside this I’ve also been writing a few of my own, that who knows, may be published in the future (hopefully!).
I started off by borrowing a few short story magazine issues from my Dad, including the Jan-Feb 2011 issue… Continue reading...