Contributed by Melinda Brasher I recently read a book where eight significant characters (which was a good percentage of the significant characters) had names that began with the letter A. To make matters more confusing, it was a fantasy book, so many of the names were not familiar to us. The worst combo was Avem…
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Where Does Your Story Really Start?
You may think you’ve started your story where it should be started, but are you sure? Go over it again or ask a peer to go over it and see it you should start it further along.
Overcome Your Writing Distractions
Guest post by Melinda Brasher I recently went to a class conducted by writers Amy K. Nichols and Joe Nassise. They talked about writing in the age of distraction (squirrel writing, they called it). It was very helpful, so I’m going to pass on some of the ideas I found most useful. -Know your triggers….
Writing a Book – Bait and Switch Editing
Contributed by Melinda Brasher Bait and switch tactics don’t usually work well in writing. Of course, surprises and twists are good, but if you write a romance and market it as a psychological thriller, you’ll disappoint readers. If you start a novel as a realistic, contemporary mystery, and near the end reveal that the real…