Research the front covers of your genre –
If you understand what is catching about the covers of your genre you can incorporate them into your own. This will create a sense of...
Planning Always Helps (even after the 1st draft)
It aids your editing process. I usually start with a timeline, where my characters start and where they want to go, adding in the...
Why Reading more than Fiction Helps-
We all know reading helps develop our understanding of the genre we want to write in. But reading nonfiction can help just as much. For...
In a Writing Slump?
I always go back to Disney when this happens. It allows me to reconnect with my childhood memories, which is where my creativity lies, or...
Talk to other writers
Talking to other writers about the topic of writing helped me a lot, it gave me confidence in my self because I found people who were...
Use the Senses
The senses are important to envelop the reader in the book. Tell them what things feel like, not emotionally, although that is important...
THAT!
I hate the word. If I find myself in a situation where I am about to use it, I delete the sentence and start again. The world just...
She said. He said
Seeing these words in a book pains my poor little heart. I don’t want to say it’s lazy writing because it depends on your audience and...
Action
Action determines what is going on in your project. You have to make sure it is well constructed so I suggested researching everything...
Editing speech
There are many ways to edit and many things to look out for. For the next few posts, I’ll be focusing on the technical stuff, like...