Word Magic
Not in the mood to write? Clearing your mind can be a challenge. Fiction exercises help to get you into the mood and trigger your imagination. Fiction exercises prime the pump: kickstart your imagination Experiment with these fiction exercises from Commercial Fiction Secrets: Plot Your Novel In 60 Minutes Or Less. They’ll help you to get into the mood to … Read more
When you’re writing fiction, everything starts with an idea for a story. Your story idea ends as a published novel, or as short story… Or even perhaps as a series, or a serial. Let’s look at the process of getting and using your ideas: Get ideas; Manage your ideas; Write: take your idea to a published book. Writing fiction? Everything … Read more
Want to write short fiction? Not only are short stories and novellas easy and fun to write, you can publish them quickly. Whenever readers or students approach me about building a mailing list of readers who enjoy their writing, my first suggestion is always to write something short. (BTW, you can use subscriber magnets to create mailing lists of freelance … Read more
Are you a new fiction author? Fiction is all about the emotions. One of your biggest challenges is keeping readers reading. You want to write a page-turner of a novel which sells. That will happen when you become familiar with emotions and how to write them. Emotional stories start with you. New fiction author: feel it, write it (it’s all … Read more
Here’s a question I’ve been asking my stressed-out students: “Do you keep a writing journal?” Over the years, I’ve found that journaling: Reduces stress; Enhances productivity, so that you get more done in less time; Helps with overall creativity. Why journal NOW? In a word, stress. While we’re isolating ourselves, stress is a big challenge. We’re not in control; this … Read more