Word Magic
If you’re a fiction author, you know that fiction can be challenging. This year’s Black Friday special offerings will make writing and publishing fiction easier. Here they are: Your Short Fiction Formula; and Commercial Fiction Secrets: Plot Your Novel In 60 Minutes Or Less. Are you a fiction author? Make writing and publishing (and marketing) easier 2020 has challenged everyone. … Read more
It’s almost NaNoWriMo time. I’ve received some questions about plotting a novel and whether I’d consider an offering for our plotting program. Does plotting make you nervous? Plotting can be a challenge if you dislike the process. Plotting a novel when you dislike plotting These days I love plotting, but that wasn’t always the case. I dreaded it for years; … Read more
Will you be a NaNoWriMo author next month? Whether you’re accepting the NaNoWriMo challenge this year, or are pushing forward with writing fiction on your own, these tips will help. NaNoWriMo author or not, a fiction pitfall to avoid In their first novels, beginners stick to what they know — they tell their own story, or a version of it, … Read more
Wish plotting your fiction could be easier? If you’re struggling with plotting, try organic plotting. It’s my preferred plotting strategy and works brilliantly, especially if you’re writing a series. A couple of readers asked for plotting help. One reader has numerous unfinished novels: “I get to 20 pages and lose interest.” The other reader is ready to give up writing: … Read more
Fiction writing can be fun. Or torture. It’s your choice, because so much depends on your mindset while you’re writing. A week ago I chatted with one of my students. She wanted to delete her current novel: “I hate it so much I want to print it out to get the satisfaction of putting every page through my shredder.” No … Read more