There are times when we all need a boost of inspiration. Writing a book is a mentally draining experience. It even takes more energy to continue to present a fresh story every time you produce something new. The last thing you want your die-hard fans to say is that you're rehashing old stories, characters, and … Continue reading A Good Writing Prompt Method to Help You
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Interview with Author of “Warm Bodies” Isaac Marion
Dragon Soul Press had the great honor of interviewing Isaac Marion, author of the Warm Bodies series, during the anticipation of the release for the fourth book this past November. You can follow the author here: Facebook, Amazon, Goodreads, Website. Q: When did you decide to become a writer? What’s your genre? I was 14 when … Continue reading Interview with Author of “Warm Bodies” Isaac Marion
Get the Blood Pumping and Write Those Action Scenes!
One of the things I notice when beta-reading for new writers is how they approach action scenes. They either increase the tension up to where a fight should be inevitable and then back away from the potential fight or they engage in the fight and it’s a mess—the reader can’t figure out what’s going on … Continue reading Get the Blood Pumping and Write Those Action Scenes!
How to Kill Passive Voice
One of the biggest mistakes amateur writers make when submitting proposals to Dragon Soul Press (DSP) is Voice. It’s passive. As such, Passive Voice does two things that hurts your story. First, it tends to have more telling and not enough showing. You may have heard this expression, “Show, do not tell.” If you have … Continue reading How to Kill Passive Voice
How to Write a Proposal
On an earlier post by Dragonqueen, she writes a general guide on how to submit to a publisher. Here, I'll give you a live example using my ninth novel, The Ties That Bind to walk you through each part.Before we start, you'll see a lot of services geared toward writing that "perfect proposal." Most of those … Continue reading How to Write a Proposal
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