One of my favoriting “writing” related books is Stephen King’s On Writing. I found this YouTube video featuring writer Stephen King. An aspiring writing asks what advice he would give to someone who wants to write. It’s a simple plan but makes total sense.
Trying to format a draft for publication as an e-book can make you reach for the aspirin. Since the introduction of Amazon’s Kindle and Apple’s iPad, e-book sales have grown rapidly. This year Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Kobo expect e-books to provide up to half their revenue in the United States and Canada. Popular…
It is not unusual to laugh, cry or feel anger when we are reading. How about when you write? Do you cry, laugh and get mad along with your characters? I have always been an emotionally charged person so having an emotional release when I’m writing is not uncommon. In fact I quite enjoy that…
Writing romance is, in my view, a much underrated pastime. I read, and write, all kinds of genres, but most of all I love writing romance. For me, there is nothing like the satisfaction of dragging your hero and heroine kicking and screaming through the trials and tribulations of a tempestuous relationship. Only to arrive…
It is said that to be a writer you have to read. I would take that a step further and add that for most of us who write, we do not just read, we live to read. Like a runner hitting the runner’s high at a certain stride, a book lover experiences the same high…
Father’s Day Prompts I never grew up with a father but had many father figures like neighbors, teachers, law enforcement. I was kidding on the last one. Father’s day is a great day to appreciate all the father figures in your life. The date varies but is typically celebrated on the third Sunday in June….
Right after the muse, “voice” seems to be the most elusive and difficult to define. An abstract idea, it is one of those things where I will know it when I see it. A writer’s voice is similar to a thumbprint or a snowflake in that no two are alike. And if you are lucky,…