Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters Most of you are aware of the devastating earthquake which struck Nepal on Saturday, April 25, 2015. Nepal is a small country, with many widespread mountain villages; it is most famous for the base camps and ascent to Mount Everest, but also relies heavily on tourism. The earthquake has taxed the country far beyond…
The March edition of Sulis — Writer and Reader Newsletter has been sent to all subscribers and is available to view online here. This month’s offering contains: Kurt Vonnegut on writing Mark McFaddyn on “writer’s block” A list of the most-read posts from February from the Sulis blog (hint: how to use Scrivener for writing…
A collection of short fiction focused on the spiritual themes of sin, confession, forgiveness, & redemption. An exploration of spirituality thru fiction.
[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…