I’ve written on this blog about what I’m going to do to help promote myself a bit more. Now that Ryan and I have moved on from the podcast to other things, I decided to get hopping on a YouTube channel where I’ll offer funny videos (mostly with my kids who are my life), audioContinue reading “YouTube Site Launch!”
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Why Is It So Difficult To Write Well?
I’m nearly halfway through the backstory material for my current WIP. I’m writing a series of books tentatively titled The Five Rims Series and try as I might, I’m going to create a Tolkienesque place, a (most likely) vain attempt to give my setting a richness that will hopefully translate to a sweeping epic. I’m justContinue reading “Why Is It So Difficult To Write Well?”
Imagery: Beyond “Show Don’t Tell”
I am sure that if you have attended any creative writing courses at all , you have heard the old addage “Show, don’t tell.” This is referring to the idea that amateur writers often tell us about the action in their narrative rather than “showing” events through imagery, figurative language and good description. Over theContinue reading “Imagery: Beyond “Show Don’t Tell””
A to Z Challenge: Creating Characters Using Mindnode
Today I thought I would post a video tutorial about how I use Mindnode to create vivid characters. Mindnode is probably the easiest tool for brainstorming and character mapping out there. A free version is available that allows you to use the basic functions, but the full version is only $20 and is well worthContinue reading “A to Z Challenge: Creating Characters Using Mindnode”
The Great Balancing Act: Writing Novels and Blogging
I have been blogging non-stop since December, and I will have to say that my efforts are paying off. While writing my novel, I have discovered the ins and outs of using Scrivener as a word processor and have posted a few articles about its use. I have been getting increasing traffic on my blog,Continue reading “The Great Balancing Act: Writing Novels and Blogging”
Using Twitter Mentions to Increase Blog Traffic
I was averaging 45-50 hits a day until the last two days. I decided to try a little experiment after hitting upon this sort of by accident. It seems to work pretty well. If you don’t believe me, then look at these blog stats: What I did was simple. I started looking around my desktopContinue reading “Using Twitter Mentions to Increase Blog Traffic”
Writing Is Hard Work 