Tag Archive for: fiction writing
Humor: 7 Stages of Fiction Frenzy while Writing a Novel
So you're writing a novel? Good for you! But be forewarned: no TRUE writer escapes the Seven Stages of Fiction Frenzy...
1. Eureka! An Idea!
Nothing is better than that first spark of inspiration. You feel alive. Your Muse is finally…
Story Critiques: Tips for Ending the Trash Talk
One of my favorite literary mottoes comes from Alexander Dumas’s The Three Musketeers: “All for One, and One for All!”
I’ve often thought that any kind of critique – whether it be of a fiction manuscript or a friend’s hair…
Career Killer: Sometimes Your First Book Shouldn’t Be Published
Sometimes your first book shouldn't be published.
Long before I was writing novels that sell, my first published mentor took me under her wing. After reading my manuscript for the first time, she sat me down in a public restaurant to teach…
Writers on Writing: The Hardest Profession in the World?
I don’t know why fiction writers seem so eager to express angst. It seems like the lion’s share of wit and wisdom expressed by authors, who are writing about their profession, focuses on one primary theme: that writing novels is HARD.
For…
Writers on Writing: Advice from Ernest Hemingway
Writers on Writing: Advice from Ernest Hemingway
If you’re going to listen to writing advice, you might as well listen to the most acclaimed authors in the world, right? That’s why I’m featuring this series of posts based on fiction-writing…