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Guest Blogging Today
Hello everyone, I wanted to let you know that I am the guest blogger today at “What The Muse Wants.” Drop by and read my blog and say hello. http://alightbourne.com/ I look forward to seeing you there....
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My Book Review
This is the last day of the year and I’m doing what I’ve done every day since May. I’m talking to people about my book, Dobyns Chronicles. I never realized how hard it is to get people to read a book...
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Creating Your Protagonist
From story to story, from novel to novel, protagonists vary widely in psychological make-up, goals and dreams, in the types of conflicts they face and in the way they resolve these conflicts. Among...
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Writing: Profanity and Obscenties
Although it is often used to denote any objectionable word, profanity literally means words that are considered profane—that is, words proscribed by religious doctrine. (Proscribed generally means...
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Get Digi With It
Literacy used to look like a child sitting with a book in his or her hands. Recently, however, literacy has acquired a new look. More young children are learning to read not from a printed book but...
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Proofreading A Dying Art
This is a funny that I originally posted about three years ago. The topic isn’t funny but the results certainly are, at least in this case. I hope you enjoy the read. Shirley Proofreading is a Dying...
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Fleshing Out a Story
Good day everyone, I want to share an article that I found that explains fleshing out your story in great detail. I have always had problems due to the fact I am a bare bones writer....
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Tips for Writing Amazon Reviews
This article was originally published by Neal Wooten Writer, artist and standup comedian; author, ‘Reternity’ and ‘The Balance. Some people really have a knack for writing great book reviews and...
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How to Finally Finish Your Writings
I found this article by Kellie McGann over a subject I’m very familiar with, not finishing a writing project. I thought it was worth passing on to you. Enjoy On my computer I actually have a folder...
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Five Steps to a Great Book Contract
Some writers have been fortunate enough to land book contracts, but unfortunately for the majority of writers that’s not the case. Ryan Van Cleave says, “reach beyond the obvious to achieve success.”...
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The 5 C’s of Writing a Great Thriller Novel
This article by James Scott Bell was first published in the Writer’s Digest. I read it this morning on Books Go Social Authors Group ( https://www.facebook.com/groups/booksgosocialauthors/?fref=nf )...
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Writing Fiction? 10 Common Writing Errors That Make You Look Like a Newbie
This is an article by Sarah White that I thought I would share with you. It’s always a good thing to read advice that can help improve our writing. Shirley You’re about to work on your first big...
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Short Story: Darius Figgaro, Legends of the Shoemaker
I wanted to share a short story out of my book Shirley’s Short’s and Flashes. It is a fantasy/mystery story. It’s not long and I hope you enjoy it. Shirley *** “I swear it’s true, every single word.”...
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Six Common Writing Mistakes and How To Fix Them
We all made mistakes as beginner writers and I still do even though I’ve been writing a number of years now. It’s always nice to get reminders of what type of mistakes top writers and editors find...
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It was Adam
Why does life have to seem so hard? It appears, we go from one battle to another. I can’t say life is bad because it isn’t. It is just a struggle, more at times than other times. I know it is not...
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The Market (Flash Fiction)
This is a flash fiction that is based on a picture taken by Mathew Wright for a challenge he does weekly. I decided to try my hand at it this week. This is the address to his blog if you would like to...
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How to Start a Blog: A Step-by-Step Guide for Writers
Good Morning, I’ve been on vacation in North Carolina and had an absolutely wonderful time visiting with my girlfriend. Since it rained the entire time I was there, we stayed in the house, laughed,...
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Determining What to Write About
One of the first and most important decisions for every writer is determining what to write about. Making this decision can feel overwhelming often because of long-held notions we have about what it...
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8 Words to Seek & Destroy in Your Writing
This is a piece previously posted by Robbie Blair that contains useful information that I want to share with you. Since I’m in the process of doing my final edit on Princess Adele’s Dragon I found...
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Six Easy Grammer and Format Tips
The following blog is from BubbleCow which I received this morning. Because of my editing on Princess Adele’s Dragon, I seem to be paying a lot more attention when I see these helpful tips. I wanted...
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