Ever finished a book and wondered how the author managed to pull it off? It's usually because they were working with a great editor. Hiring an editor isn't like pressing the Easy Button, however. Self-editing your fiction is an invaluable part of the writing process, one that too many aspiring authors are quick to skip … Continue reading How to Self-Edit Your Fiction: 3 Issues to Tackle First
When you've been writing for long enough, or once you've read enough how-to books for writers, you start to notice just how similar all the "different" advice you're getting sounds. In Damn Fine Story: Mastering the Tools of a Powerful Narrative, veteran writer Chuck Wendig has crafted an irreverent guide to the one thing every … Continue reading Damn Fine Story: A Review
So you want to write a novel — now what? Well, unless you plan to pull 100,000-plus words from where the sun don't shine, you're going to want to do a bit of plotting before you begin. It's ultimately up to you to decide how to plot your novel, but I've picked out five methods … Continue reading How to Plot Your Novel: 5 Ways to Write Your Bestseller
Photography is huge on the Internet. Websites are in constant need of images with higher resolutions, and the tastes of the audience --- which determine which images get clicks and which don't --- change frequently. When you start blogging, finding free images for your blog can be one of the most intimidating tasks you face. This guide … Continue reading How to Find Free Images for Your Blog
When most people think of sonnets, only one name comes to mind: William Shakespeare. As we've seen in this series, although the sonnet form he used is the most well-known in the main, it is certainly not the only form. After mentioning it in the two previous tutorials in this series, we set our sights on … Continue reading How to Write a Shakespearean Sonnet