Archive for October, 2009

Quick Tip: You are a writer

By Alice ⋅ October 13, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

“If you are published or not, you write therefor you are a writer.”  Good advice from author Elaine Charton.

Infinity

By Alice ⋅ October 12, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Don’t use words too big for the subject. Don’t say ‘infinitely’ when you mean ‘very’; otherwise you’ll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.~C. S. Lewis (1898 – 1963)

Quick Tip: Villains

By Alice ⋅ October 12, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

When you’re ready to write your villain, Terri Odell has a great tip that she picked up at various workshops. “The villain should feel as though he’s the hero of his own story. That should give him reasons to justify his behavior.”

Promo Tip: Free read

By Alice ⋅ October 11, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Marketing tip: The best advertising you can do for your own writing is writing. Free writing. Write a free short story and post it in as many spots as possible. A free taste will lead to a sale faster than a flashy ad. ~ Leila Brown

Quick Tip: Adding emotion

By Alice ⋅ October 10, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

My best advice for adding emotion….go back through your mss after you finish and take out all instances of feel, felt, think, thought. Instead use other words or actions to convey what the character is going through. ~ Leila Brown

Quick Tip: Writing Tools

By Alice ⋅ October 8, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Are you ready to write? Really? Do you have all the tools you need? Paper, pencil, computer, word processor? Are they close at hand? Do you need more supplies? Post-its? How about rubber bands? Just like your running grocery list, keep a running “writing” list with supplies you need to pick up next time you’re [...]

Quick Tip: Be persistent

By Alice ⋅ October 8, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Be very, very persistent. If you have a story idea, or characters in your head that aren’t coming together the way that feels best, try again, in a different way, from another angle. ~ Dena Celeste

Quick Tip: Setting

By Alice ⋅ October 7, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Don’t let your descriptions of the setting sound like a travel agent or brochure. Sprinkle setting throughout your book.

Quote: Write is a verb

By Alice ⋅ October 6, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Write is a verb. ~ R. Jean Bryant

Inspiration 10.5.09

By Alice ⋅ October 5, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Not every story has explosions and car chases. That’s why they have nudity and espionage.~ Bill Barnes and Gene Ambaum

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