By Robin D. Owens But that was the best line. The funniest. The most heartfelt and tender. And the whole scene must be cut. I write long – that is, for a 100K word novel contract, I usually hit 103K, and have been known to go up to, ah, I think 120K. That means, for…
Tag: writer’s tips
Writer’s Block? Surely you jest!
By Terri Benson Who’s Shirley? But seriously, folks (OK, not really seriously, but kinda), have you ever suffered from Writer’s Block? I hear about it all the time, but I think I’m immune. Even if I wrote 20 hours a day, 7 days a week, I don’t think I could empty out the ideas and…
Collecting People
By Liesa Malik How many books have you read recently on building characters? Not building character—as in developing your own moral compass—but building characters that you can write about in your next novel? A quick search on Amazon recently pulled up over 100,000 titles when I searched for “books, characters in fiction.” Whew! As commercial…
The Perils of Writing Tribute Characters
By Jeffe Kennedy My new novel-length erotic romance, Going Under, comes out on Monday, so I’ve been doing a lot of interviews and so forth, getting ready for that promo push. One question I get a lot is whether I’ve based my characters on anyone real, or who I know. I try to give this…
How Amazon Turned Me into a Serial Killer
Prior to September of 2012, my life was perfect. I had friends, my books were selling, and all was well. Then Amazon went and ruined my life. Forever.
And no, I am not being melodramatic.
Okay, I am, but just a little.