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WHAT IS THE BEST SONG THAT INSPIRES YOUR NOVEL’S LAST CHAPTER ENDING ?
What is the best song that inspires your novel’s last chapter ending? I’m not quite done writing my 2nd draft for my work in progress novel During the Blue Hour but it hasn’t stopped me from thinking about how the ending would visually look. I have the song already in my head because I have the scene in my head.
4 SITES THAT HELP PROMOTE BOOKS FOR NEW AUTHORS
Here are 4 sites that will help new authors in book promotion. Today I spent the time researching book promotion. So I’m finishing up the 2nd draft of my first novel
Review of Melody by V.C ANDREWS
Melody by V.C. Andrews My rating: 5 of 5 stars I reread V.C Andrews books at least once a year. And now I’ve come back to the Logan Series again and I don’t understand all the hate in the Logan series. The fact that many people have said the series itself was boring. But I…
WHAT IS THE BEST SONG THAT INSPIRES YOUR NOVEL’S LAST CHAPTER ENDING ?
What is the best song that inspires your novel’s last chapter ending? I’m not quite…
4 SITES THAT HELP PROMOTE BOOKS FOR NEW AUTHORS
Here are 4 sites that will help new authors in book promotion. Today I spent…
Review of Melody by V.C ANDREWS
Melody by V.C. Andrews My rating: 5 of 5 stars I reread V.C Andrews books…
TRUE BLOOD AND A V.C ANDREWS NOVEL?
Why didn’t I ever watch True Blood Before? So I took the plunge and decided to finally …
ReviewThe White Wolf of the Hartz Mountains
The White Wolf of the Hartz Mountains by Frederick Marryat My rating: 5 of 5…
NEXT PODCAST EP. 12 The White Wolf of the Hartz MountainsANALYSIS(COMING SOON)
A deep dive analysis on the serialized short story The White Wolf of the Hartz…
NAMING NAMES IS SO ON THE NOSE? CHARACTER DIALOGUE
What do you think about how characters introduce themselves to other characters that don’t know…
(NEW)What Does it Mean to Really Write What You Know?
Have you ever heard that saying write what you know? Well of course you have.…
WEREWOLF LEGENDS: DID YOU KNOW HUNTERS KILLED OVER A 100 WOLVES?
Did you know the issues of the Beast Of Gévaudan was so problematic that Louis XV sent…
THE GENRE OF WEREWOLVES: HORROR OR FANTASY ?
If you are like me and ever wondered about the werewolf genre within fiction and whether it…
VALENTINE’S DAY: IS THE LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT TROPE IN FICTION CURSED?
What is it about the love at first sight trope that drives people mad ? Why is it sworn …
WRITING CONSISTENTLY DOESN’T MEAN WRITING EVERYDAY
Writing consistently doesn’t mean writing every day. Then what does it mean?
WAS PLATO’S DIALOGUE ABOUT ATLANTIS FACT OR FICTION?
Atlantis fact or fiction ?
WRITING GOALS & MILESTONES FOR THE NEW YEAR (2022)
Although I was hoping to finish the draft fully this year and start the editing publication steps. But I haven’t.…
EPISTOLARY WRITING IN FICTION : A TALE OF TWO JOURNALS
Epistolary writing is where the novel is written in mostly documents which include letters and journal entries.
EXPLORING THE IMMORTALITY OF WEREWOLVES IN FICTION / FOLKLORE
From angels to elves, and especially vampires who can live for gazillion of years ,…
THE COMPETITION OF IT ALL: SPORT RIVALRY IN FICTION & IN MY NOVEL
Rivalry in sports are a given and easily identifiable. Because there is an instantaneous villain and hero. You have one team against another…
THE “HERE AND NOW” STORIES: WRITING THE NARRATIVE FRAMING /FLASHBACK STORY
The narrative framing or bookend with flashbacks technique. Or “the here and now story”, where the story is …
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN REVISING AND REWRITING THE NOVEL
Rewrites can be a pain . I know from my recent experiences. Even now as I work on the 2nd…
3 SELF-PUBLISHING OPTIONS TO EXPLORE
Self-publishing is important. Especially important if you do not want to and cannot take the traditional publishing…
WHAT IS THIS SCENE DOING HERE?
What is the most important thing that a writer struggles with while writing their novel?
WRITING SUSPENSE & MYSTERY IN FANTASY : FORESHADOWING SCENES
To bring suspense and mystery you can foreshadow anything. It is important as the writer to not…
CAN A CHARACTER’S FLASHBACK/BACKSTORY SCENE FORESHADOW THEIR DEATH OR EXIT?
What is foreshadowing ? And can a character’s backstory scene really foreshadow a character’s death?
3 TYPES OF CLIFF HANGERS TO USE IN YOUR NOVEL
Ending a chapter let alone the book with a cliff hanger is a powerful device especially if…
HOW TO WRITE SHORT STORIES FROM SCENES & CHAPTERS ALREADY WRITTEN
So how do we do this as writers, take a scene or chapter from our work…
WHY WRITERS SHOULD CREATE NOVEL SCENE BOARDS
Creating a scene board is very helpful to the writing process.
HOW TO WRITE THE HAPPY MOMENTS IN YOUR DARK FANTASY NOVEL
There can be happy moments in a dark fantasy novel. But how do we write…
ACTING FOR FICTION NOVEL WRITERS?
The best way I learned how to write characters in certain situations was not only to write an…
TRYING TO CREATE A BALANCE WHEN WRITING HUMANS IN A FANTASY NOVEL
What’s a fantasy novel without humans and human society right?
WRITING THE FANTASY TRILOGY & SERIES
Trilogies are so common in fantasy. Is your novel a trilogy or series?
OLD RECORDINGS FOR MY NOVEL DRAFT 1
I read my complete first draft and then I went line by line, made notes …
HOW TO WRITE STORIES WITH ONLY ONE CHARACTER
You might say it is easy to write something with one character. But this is…
5 ACT STRUCTURES TO HELP WRITE YOUR NOVEL
A writer is like an architecture . A script and manuscript is the blueprint for the story;…