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So, You Want to Write a Book

March 21, 2011 by Davis Aujourd'hui

Each of you has a book in yourself. After all, you all have your life stories. That is a starting point; at least it was for me. I wrote my memoirs about recovery from multiple addictions and mental illness. It helped me to heal and to learn how to put my thoughts down on paper. You can do that too. Each of you is creative energy. You may not realize it. Just let yourself … [Read more...]

Tips On Writing a Book

December 23, 2010 by Emily Andrews-McKee

Do you have a book inside you, waiting to be written. Many people dream of seeing their name as an author of a best selling book, perhaps because such a dream fulfilled can catapult them to instant fame. For others, however, getting published is not only about getting famous, but a testimony of one’s creativity. A published book can be the culmination of one's creative … [Read more...]

Writing Without Interruption

October 4, 2010 by Dan Poynter

Good writing requires concentration. Interruptions often occur when you are deep in thought and producing your best work. Emergencies such as earthquakes, fire, and flood are interruptions we can accept. We may even weave the unexpected experience into our future work. Telephone calls, visitors and unnecessary questions are interruptions that may make a writer a bit … [Read more...]

“I Want to Write a Book!”

February 21, 2010 by Cathy Stucker

How long have you been saying that you want to write a book? The truth is that you don’t want to write a book, you want to have written one! But the only way to get to the point where you are the author of a book is to write it (or hire a ghostwriter, but that is another topic!). Writing a book can be an intimidating task. However, you can break it down into smaller, … [Read more...]

Write a Novel – The Difference Between Voice and Tone

August 16, 2009 by Robert L. Bacon

One of the best ways to understand something is to provide different treatments of the subject. Thomas Mann's eight stories in the popular Vintage imprint with DEATH IN VENICE as the lead title is ideal to work from, since each story is written in a different voice. Yet his masterpiece, THE MAGIC MOUNTAIN, depicts his voice as a separate entity unto its own--and one could say … [Read more...]

Write a Novel – How to Get Published

August 12, 2009 by Robert L. Bacon

To write a novel that will be appealing to a major royalty publisher involves more than just talent and hard work. It requires creating a plan from the outset and the discipline to follow it. Everybody Has a Story Worth Telling If you have begun reading this article, there's a good possibility you have either been told this, heard this, or feel this way for your own … [Read more...]

Write a Novel – Point of View and Techniques for Effective Shifts

August 9, 2009 by Robert L. Bacon

The first question some people might ask is why any writer would need to learn techniques related to Point of View. Doesn't POV automatically synchronize with the character's thoughts as soon as these feelings are expressed by the writer? And isn't the POV of a scene easily identified by an attribute or obvious implication? If it were just this easy. Shifting POV is Only … [Read more...]

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