Writing’s really hard. I don’t mean it’s hard to create something good, I mean it’s difficult to sit down and start writing. That may sound like lip-service, but the fact is that writing – especially writing a book – goes against every rule of self-motivation there is. Generally, it’s not done to order, meaning that goals and
The eBook, and the culture of digital publication it spawned, forever changed the publication options open to authors. Those options will only diversify as technology and culture develop to take full advantage of digital content, and with them come a whole host of new opportunities and challenges. That’s why in this article I’ll be exploring three things
The flashback is a great storytelling device, allowing you to send the reader back to witness first-hand the formative moments of a character or event. Comedy, action and even horror stories make frequent use of flashbacks, but while they’re common, they can be difficult to get right. We’ve talked before about the structure of a
My mom loves to tell a story about how she once prayed for a family in the book she was reading because she forgot for a minute that they were fictional. Has that ever happened to you? Have you ever been that invested in a character’s conflict? Okay, even if you’ve never actually forgotten that a character
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