The First Draft
What makes a good first draft of a novel? The key essential: completion. Until you finish the first draft, you […]
Writing
Posts on the craft of writing
Editing Tips for Creative Writing
Looking for editing tips for creative writing? Don’t know how to edit? Where to start? We’re all led to believe
The Seven-point Short Story
For my series’ short story, I’m turning to the seven-point short story structure. Why seven? And what are they?
A Reader Magnet’s Irresistible Draw
What you really need to help build an email list is a reader magnet’s irresistible draw. But I realized mine
Story versus Plot
Two words often used interchangeably which mean completely different things: story versus plot. One of them is way more important
What’s my logline?
What’s my logline? What is the single, core problem statement that encapsulates the plot of my novel? The detailed mechanics
Driving by Headlights at Night
Writing a novel is often like driving by headlights at night. You can’t see the whole journey, you can’t see
Developing a Fiction Series
What are the essential steps in developing a fiction series? Plot, theme, character arcs? Precisely those I didn’t take while
A Blank Page of Infinite Possibility
What do you see in the whiteness; a blank page of emptiness and terror, a blank page of infinite possibility?
Delivering on a Series Plan
Four years on, I’m finally delivering on a series plan. When I took up the challenge to write a fantasy