Reading The Romance Novels By: Luke T. Axton Many people start their writing careers by writing romance novels. Some move on to pure fiction or even script writing, but any of them find that they love to write romance, and they stick with it. Some of these authors put out book after book, and their fans are loyal. Take Danielle Steele for example. She’s not really referred to as a romance writer, but many of her stores heavily revolve around romance. She is a fiction writer, but many that love romance novels also love to read her work. Tags: romance novels, script writing, romance books
From The Battlefield To The Bookstore By: Kathleen Ernst For many reenactors, military and civilian, one of the pleasures of a weekend spent in the field is that elusive moment when everything works. I’ve heard the sensation called “the bubble,” or simply “the magic.” There’s no way to predict exactly when it will happen. The feeling may last only seconds. But once you’ve experienced a moment that suddenly looks, smells, sounds, and feels so real that you completely forget your modern existence, you’ll be hungry for more.
How To Write A Strong Start For Your Novel By: Kathleen Ernst I revised my Civil War novel Hearts of Stone many times before selling it to Dutton Children’s Books. My editor only had one major suggestion: Consider a new beginning.
If you’re revising a novel, considering the first scene should be one of your last steps. It’s hard to know how best to begin until you’re sure how the story ends. And although everyone needs to revise in a manner that works for them, writers who perfect every sentence along the way can fall in love wit... Tags: writing, novels, civil war, civil war reenactor
The Key To Powerful Spellcasting By: Laura Stamps Let’s talk for a moment about one of my favorite subjects: spellcasting. You can design every spell you cast to work the first time. Impossible, right? No, not really. All you need to use is the key to effective spellcasting, which also happens to control manifestation.
This may sound difficult, but it isn’t. The problem lies in the fact that most of what you read about spellcasting and manifestation seems complicated, since the simple truth is often hidden beneath a veil ... Tags: spellcasting, pagan, occult, novels, manifestation
What Grabs Your Reader? By: Martha It is the dramatic question that grabs your reader and holds him or her. It creates a narrow path that forces the reader into suspense that won’t let go. It moves the story forward. All bestseller-kind-of novels have it.
Have you noticed that untrained eyes want you to explain everything in that first line, first paragraph. But it is the “Dramatic Question” that creates the hook.
In my novel, the Mayor’s Wife Wore Sapphires, a mystery/thriller sprinkled with social comm... Tags: writers, novels, dramatic question
Why Internet Authors don't need Critics By: Mike Scantlebury New authors are getting conflicting advice about whether to try their luck with Traditional Publishers or use the new resources of the internet. Which is best? Which will bring results? Mike Scantlebury has his own ideas. He is an Internet Author and believes that Traditional Publishing can no longer meet the needs of the aspiring creative writers out there. Tags: publishing, novels, crime fiction, authors, writing
Don't Give Up On Writing That Novel By: Jill Smolinski Think it's hard to get a novel published? For most writers, it is - but it's certainly not impossible. I've had two hit the shelves-in 10 countries, and with book club and movie rights picked up. People often ask me how I did it, and the truth is simple. All it takes is, 1) talent, and 2) actually writing the thing.
As much as I hate to admit it, the second is the more important factor.
Fact is, plenty of great novels go unfinished. The statistics are staggering: of tho... Tags: writing, novels, how to, don\'t give up
Internet Authors are the new Slush Pile By: Mike Scantlebury Why do publishers contradict themselves? They want first choice of new novels, but maintain a publication rate that is suicidally low. They underestimate the internet and want authors to try them first, but give no guarantees that submissions will even be read. If authors choose the web as a priority, then Traditional Publishers will have to become Internet Prospectors, digging for gold. Tags: writing, publishing, print on demand, authors, writers, novels, books
The 7 Levels of Publishing, Part Three By: Mike Scantlebury At last, the Third Part of the trilogy brings an end to the saga. It's not Shrek, Spiderman or Oceans, but it does help to explain how such ideas get into print and reach the reading public, as well as why many of them fail. What's the best thing for authors to do? How can they get their efforts published? Mike brings his incisive wit to bear, and turns the spotlight on an industry in crisis. Tags: writing, novels, books, publishing, authors, internet, web publishing
Internet Authors aren't losers By: Mike Scantlebury Authors who feel depressed and defeated by life need to realise that they are only feeling bad because they are currently trapped in a game, run by biased people with their own agenda. Writers need to keep on writing and start making their own rules, using the Internet to find a home for their work and coming to terms with the way the world actually works - badly for struggling authors. Tags: novels, books, authors, publishing, web, internet
Internet Authors don't need Club Class By: Mike Scantlebury What have 'bacon bits' got to do with new novels and Internet Publishing? See what Mike Scantlebury has to say about the obsession of Traditional Publishers for the supposed First Class of novel writing, and check out what other options might be available for the aspiring author and would-be writer. Tags: books, novels, publishing, Manchester, England, football, The Smiths, Salford Lads Club
Internet Authors don't need cut-offs By: Mike Scantlebury Close the doors. Don't let anyone else in. That seems to be the message from bureaucrats and rule makers the world over. Why? Is there really a question of Health and Safety? Or is it just that a man with a pen and a penchant for control has decided to make up a few rules, draw some boundaries and decide some outcomes. Is it necessary? Does it help? Let Mike Scantlebury take you through the arguments. Tags: novels, books, writing, authors, publishing, success, cash, family, children
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