The mark of a professional writer, is they know the genre of their story and the arc it will take. At least that is what Shawn Coyne says in his book “The Story Grid.” Coyne probably knows something about this because as an editor he has looked at enough fiction to determine if it is a finished and publishable novel. He created the Story Grid to weed out the scenes that just didn’t meet the…
I received some good news today regarding my contribution to Letters Never Meant to be Read Vol. III. The book is now LIVE on Amazon in paperback and Kindle. Very exciting stuff to find yourself published in an anthology. I wrote my letter a while ago and it was picked up for inclusion in the book. Have you ever wanted to write a letter to that guy or gal you brushed up against on the train? How about…
That’s right, you heard it first folks, my premier novella on Kindle Cindy’s Sin, and my first foray into self-publishing, is now a download on Kindle. I just ask for a review if you enjoyed it, and a review if you found it lacking. Review help me improve. So, pile on! Other Writings You May Like Improving Your Chances of Receiving an Honest Book Review I Wander Away, Ebook on Kindle 7 Ways to Market…
Cindy’s Sin is the first Las Vegas novella in a planned series Tall Tales of Sin. You can purchase the entire story on Amazon.
In my latest newsletter I muse about writer’s block, review a new TV Western, and give away my latest novella. All in a day’s work! You can join the newsletter here: Other Writings You May Like Drip Drip Drip Book Review – The Ultimate Hero’s Journey: 195 Essential Plot Stages Found in the Best Novels & Movies I Wander Away – A Collection of Short Stories Scribble, May 1, 2017
Sometimes the best way to fill a blank page is to feed your muse with some writing music. In fact, story songs are often the best for prompting a new story.
Well, that’s a mouthful and they had to use an ampersand to make it all fit. However, Neal Soloponte provides 195 plot stages to consider in shaping a novel so the title needs some heft. The Ultimate Hero’s Journey: 195 Essential Plot Stages Found in the Best Novels & Movies delivers so many plot stages that I fell into the rabbit hole Soloponte took in writing this book. Like my favorite, Structuring Your Novel: Essential Keys…
An introduction into my writing process using prompts and an author reading of the flash fiction piece Greenhouse in the Sky. Other Writings You May Like Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic Author Reading: Poetry Author Reading: A Diamond in Her Eye Author Reading: The Voices in My Head
I am a big fan of story prompts whether they consist of a word, a sentence, an idea, or a photo. The story prompt serves as a launch pad for creativity and it prompts the writer to see inward, consider possibilities, and think how the reader will respond. On Steemit, the #freewrite group of writers tackles a daily story prompt provided by @mariannewest. Nearly 250 writers participate by writing whatever comes to mind in five minutes. Some…
In the fourth grade I received an old manual typewriter. I immediately put out a family newspaper and charged my sisters 5-cents to read it. They loved me and bought my daily scribblings until mom told them to stop it. I then just gave them copies. We never had hamster cages, so I always assumed they read them and probably tossed them (recycling wasn’t a thing when we were kids). My early writings are probably…