I’ve written seven full books… and I’ve made a *lot* of mistakes.
Each of those books failed in different ways, so let’s go over the lessons I learned from them so that YOU don’t accidentally do the same dumb things that I did!
Category: Publishing
You have about the same odds of getting published as getting struck by lightning…
…so let’s get those numbers up and go over six things to do to get a literary agent!
It’s not just that both are extremely terrifying.
National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) has ended, and there are a lot of people out there with finished first drafts of books.
First off, congratulations! Writing is a long, arduous process, and finishing the first draft is an important first step. But now you might be wondering, what do I do next?
Unfortunately, it’s time for the scariest thing imaginable: showing your work to other people.
National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) has ended, and there are a lot of people out there with finished first drafts of books.
First off, congratulations! Writing is a long, arduous process, and finishing the first draft is an important first step. But now you might be wondering, what do I do next?
Well friend, it’s time to start the torturous process known as editing.
National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) has ended, and there are a lot of people out there with finished first drafts of books.
First off, congratulations! Writing is a long, arduous process, and finishing the first draft is an important first step. But now you might be wondering, what do I do next?
Well, I have some unconventional advice that you might like!
Last week on Tips-y Tuesday we saw how the Hammer of Detail can crack open scenes like eggs and let flow the juicy rainbows hidden within.
This week I’d like to take a break from talking about writing (with a lowercase w) and look at Writing (uppercase!) instead
The difference? Writing (uppercase!) is everything concerning writing that doesn’t involve words on the page. It’s scheduling time to write, getting in the zone, minimizing distractions, overcoming rejection, etc etc. It’s just as important as writing (lowercase!), since you could have the greatest story idea ever, but if it never actually gets written and published, it’s the same as if you never wrote it.