Word Magic
Happy holidays, dear writer. This year, for our loyal readers, we’ve got a very special offering to ensure that 2020 is everything you hope it will be. Happy holidays: it’s that time of the year again… This package is for YOU if… You want to build a 6-figure writing business in 2020… You want to write and sell more fiction… … Read more
All fiction is constructed of scenes, including novels, movies, and TV shows. So, getting to grips with scenes is the foundation of fiction writing. Every novel you write has a certain number of scenes. Even if you hate outlining, the number of scenes gives you a clue to the action at various points in your novel. I know that many … Read more
A week ago I wrote about beginning a three-month experiment writing on Medium. I’ve written Medium posts on most days this past week. Check them out on my profile page. Several readers have asked about Medium’s paywall and how it works. Basically the paywall is there so Medium can pay writers. From the Help section: Readers on Medium who aren’t … Read more
When you’re plotting fiction, here’s the essence: your plot is what your characters DO. We discussed developing characters in our second article in this novella-writing series, Writing Short Fiction: How To Develop Characters (Novella Series 2). When you focus on what your characters do, and WHY they do it, plotting your novella is simple, even if you’re a dedicated pantser, … Read more
One of the questions I receive most often about short fiction is: “How can I sell my short story?” Sadly, the days when magazines provided a market for your stories is long gone. The simplest and easiest way to sell a short story is to self-publish it. You’ve written a short story. How do you sell it? FWIW, here’s what … Read more