Writing Tips – Page 42 – Writing Is Hard Work

Shifting Gears: When Your Novel Idea Turns Into a Novel Roadblock

I had this great idea for a novel. This idea has actually evolved into six very good chapters. Now I’m not so sure they are that good. I’m currently writing a post-apocalyptic novel about how I used to think the world might end. As a Christian, I believe that the Bible is truth, but didn’tContinue reading “Shifting Gears: When Your Novel Idea Turns Into a Novel Roadblock”

The Myth of Writer’s Block

I have taught AP Composition for over 10 years. One of the things that students always complain about is what they call “writer’s block”. I am convinced, after years of writing, that writer’s block does not exist, and is a concept created by a media culture to explain a simple phenomenon of laziness. A greatContinue reading “The Myth of Writer’s Block”

First Person and Suspense

Probably one of the biggest hurdles I have had to jump writing my latest novel is point of view. I thought of writing it in first person but then if I were to put my hero in peril (and I will several times) the reader has the happy place of knowing that the hero isContinue reading “First Person and Suspense”