💡Check out ourguide to becoming a better writerfor more writing tips! And that's how to write a novella! There’s nothing left to do now but send it out into the big, wide world! Bonus: Get your novella published! Considersubmitting it to literary magazinesto see if they’d be int...
Once, I spent a good three hours trying to fix a plot hole involving a parrot while writing my novella, These Savage Bones. I wish I was kidding. There’s nothing that can make a writer want to tear their hair out quite like a plot hole. They can be hard to spot and even harder...
I believe in the joy of writing, in the joy of creating something powerful. If you lose your fire for a story because another has captured your imagination, set the first one aside and go for it. We who are indies have the freedom to write what we have a passion for and take as lo...
Writing without stopping – experiment with the next novel with a little light editing to begin each writing session Different technologies for writing – Word, using Scrivener for plotting, writing by hand with a fountain pen Touch typing Agatha Christie, Dorothy L Sayers Sophie Sayers mysteries ar...
Writing isn’t a competition. It’s easy to compare yourself to people in the field who seem to be doing better than you, but you shouldn’t. Everyone’s road is different. What’s more, there’s plenty of room at the table for everybody. Someone else’s success isn’t taking your...
I’ve also got some super-fun videos (one of them even has a gecko making strawberry jam), and some anthropomorphism writing tips you won’t find anywhere else. So, if you’re looking for some easy-reading on what anthropomorphism is and how it works, or you just want some examples to...
Tips for effectively using metaphors in your own writing. In short, by the time you finish this post, you’ll be a certified metaphor genius. But before we get to all that, let’s answer the questions people ask most often about metaphors. ...
a job opportunity for somebody to do some freelance CV writing. So I did, and eventually I became a journalist. When I submitted my CV they said: “Well you’re not very good but you’ve got potential. So you work for me and I’ll shout at you a lot and you’ll learn.” So ...
This part is about writing. If you’re as cynical (or perhaps as realistic) as H.L. Mencken, you’ll dumb down your books to appeal to a wider audience. As Chris Rock observed, “Most people are B and C students.” A critic once told Sly Stallone his movies were for dumb people....
Copywriting is a skill that will literally print you gold!!! Here are my 5 hot tips for writing copy that sells: Start thinking about what is in it for them.It’s not about you, it’s about your customer and what they’re needing. What words they’re using, what problems they’re...