Head hopping. You’ve probably heard the term, but have you been accused of it? Do you know what head hopping is and why you want to avoid it? How to avoid it? When you sit down to write a story, you can start a lot of places—plot, character, setting—but very early you are going to … [Read more…]
Happy New Year! I know, I know, it’s already almost the end of January. The holidays and New Year’s Eve probably seem like a distant memory. Certainly many resolutions have already been broken, and life is back to normal. I’ll be adjusting my monthly column from romance to practical ways to make money as a … [Read more…]
Nothing very scary this month, just the usual “end of the publishing world as we know it”. But we’ve all heard that before, right? * What’s the most you would spend for an ebook? * Interesting post about mistakes in books that take the reader out of the book. I tend to agree — if … [Read more…]
I love books, writing books included. I have them all. Well, maybe not all, but I do have quite a few, and my collection constantly grows. I read them, highlight passages, make notes, and then if they are truly excellent I keep them on my “How to Write” bookshelf. These are the books I reach … [Read more…]
James Scott Bell’s Art of War for Fiction Writers gets a 5 star rating for not only a great book on writing, but for a manual you’ll pick up repeatedly and learn something new every time.