Just published! As the true identity of the threat to the Guardians reveals itself, they realise how big of a challenge they now face. Determined not to give up, Shumuti leads the others on a desperate journey for knowledge
So Deep in Shadow: short stories by Markus McDowell, is about the extremes we often find ourselves in—sometimes of our own making.
At age 78 and as the oldest prosecutor in California, Timothy Oliver Stoen decided it was time to write his memoir to “give hope to people who have made huge mistakes in their lives—to give them hope that their lives are not over.” In 1970, Stoen, who graduated from Stanford Law School and worked as…
From Writer’s Digest, a list of five principles to follow by Hester Young. Click below to read the full article with descriptions and advice. 1. Educate yourself. 2. Build your resumé. 3. Embrace self-improvement. 4. Master the art of the query letter. 5. Use connections wisely. http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/guide-to-literary-agents/becoming-a-novelist-five-principles-to-success
Here is a brief post on “writing what you know,” the old chestnut for writers. (We actually believe that is good advice, but also, you can research like made and then write that. Which, of course, you then know.) Jeff Elkins shares his experience finding out how to write what he knew, and three steps…
If you are a writer who also has a day job, your are not alone. Not only are there many such authors working towards writing full-time, but many famous authors had day jobs at the beginnings of their careers: Kurt Vonnegut, Stephen King, Charles Dickens, Franz Kafka, and many more. Who do you think co-owned an asbestos…
A great new post from The Write Practice by Michael Mahin, focusing on attitudes adopted by great writers.
From Fantasy Faction, an article by Adrian Faulkner on how he uses Scrivener to outline.
This week we came across this article, “Writing Success: How To Engineer Your Novel For It” by Larry Brooks of Storyfix.com, a novelist and nonfiction writer. Larry first addresses whether storytelling is an art or science. The answer, of course, is both. He briefly discusses how work, the crafting of them and then spends some time talking about…
How Long Does It Take to Write a Novel? (Anne Charnock for Writers Digest). Of course, the real answer is “it depends.” On the writer, schedule, desire, research needed, and many more options. In this post, Anne compares the writing of her second novel, Sleeping Embers of an Ordinary Mind as compared with her first novel, A Calculated…