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December 06, 2019 Choosing a Title for Your Book
When you sit down to write your book, have a working title in mind. The title expresses the book's essence as keeps you focused as you write.
7 min
December 03, 2019 Visual Writing
Replace empty words in your writing with visual cues that fire a reader's imagination. Add descriptions and make your writing sing. To help you get the hang of it, review passages from your favorite writers to see how they create pictures with words.
6 min
November 29, 2019 What the heck is head-hopping?
Who will tell your story? You will write it down, but someone else will tell it. Will it be a narrator or a first-person account? Writers refer to this as point of view ("POV"), and it is a basic building block of your writing. Are you a head-hopper?
6 min
November 25, 2019 The Brass Tacks of Writing: Plotters and Pantsers
Which is better, Plotters or Pantsers? Plotters are those people who outline their books before they begin writing. Pantsers fly by the seat of their pants, learning the story as they go. Which group are you in, or can you be in both?
7 min
November 22, 2019 The Brass Tacks of Writing Your Book: First Things
Four decisions will open the door to your writing life. Find a time to write. Find a place to write. Find a method to capture your words. Set a goal for each writing session.
8 min

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