One of the problems with amateur writers is that they tend to overwrite their narratives. Some of the bigger and more obvious examples are involving new characters who are undeveloped and don’t serve much of a purpose, a side arc that is introduced, but never resolved, unnecessary scenes, and purple prose used for mundane scenes. … Continue reading Tighten Up Your Story: Dealing With Filler
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Staying Motivated to Write
Being a writer is hard work. An experienced writer will have a ton of ideas raging through their head, several works in progress at any one time, social media updates on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, their website to maintain, their own blogging, etc. You, on the other hand, are new. You're just trying to write … Continue reading Staying Motivated to Write
A Good Writing Prompt Method to Help You
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
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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