Whether you appreciate his style or content, it is hard to deny that Kurt Vonnegut was a master of language—intelligent, creative, and meaningful. Here is his list of eight rules for writing a short story, from his collection Bagombo Snuff Box: Uncollected Short Fiction. : Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that…
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]After having prepared to read the book, scanned it, read it, taken notes on it, and written brief summaries, it is time to actually write our book review. If you have followed the procedure in Part 1 and Part 2 of this series, then you should have the following…
In the last post, I discussed how to prepare to write a book review: what questions to prepare beforehand, how to scan, read, question, and take notes. This article describes how to add the most important element of a professional book review: the critique. I try not to critique a book until I have been through…
Writing a book review is, in my opinion, a win-win-win scenario. First win: I get to read a book. Second win: I get to write. Third win: I get to share a book with others. Writing book reviews is a good way for writers to hone their writings skills and analyze how another writer writes. Writing a book…
Our monthly Newsletter for February is now live! Tips on writing and editing from around the web. Short, original articles about writing, editing, and book promotion. A selection of recommended books for writers and editors. The most-read posts from our blog. Books notices: press releases and information about new indie books. Sulis exists to help…
This is the third a series of posts on using Scrivener. Part 1 was about preparation; Part 2 about writing. When I write a novel or non-fiction book, I generally do not edit or revise until the draft is completely finished. Once the piece is completed, it is in rough form. I liken this manner of…
To read the previous post on preparation (research and outlining), click here. This is the second post describing my current use of Scrivener, an application for writers from Literature & Latte. Last time, I discussed how I set up and use the app for developing a book project, gathering information, and outlining. This post shows…
This is the first in a series of posts that will detail how I use the Scrivener application (by Literature and Latte), to develop, research, write, revise, edit, finalize, and export my books, novels, and blogs. This post addresses the development and research arrangement. I have been using Scrivener for the Mac since it was first appeared. To…
Freelance writer Nicolette Morrison has written a blog post over on C.S. Lakin’s blog, Live Write Thrive, entitled “9 Books Aspiring Writers Must Read.” It is a good list of books for writers, and her short annotations on each book are well-done. (I was pleasantly surprised to see Orwell’s book included). I invite you to…
I am happy to announce that I passed the 50,000 word mark on Thursday, November 26, 2014, and became a winner of National Novel Writing Month. I upped my daily word count during the last week in order to reach 50k by Thanksgiving—I did not want to have it hanging over my head during the holiday…