Writing Pursuits

Scenes are the building blocks of novel writing. If you master writing scenes, your stories will be unputdownable. Riveting. Engaging. If you are an experienced author, you know these things, but every fiction author must learn how to write a good scene.

The question of the week is: How do you know you have reached the end of a scene?

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Is writer's block real? Yes. Can you beat it? What to do when you have writer's block. Writer's block is not a permanent condition, and there are ways to minimize its impact.

The question of the week is: What is your favorite way to get unstuck and beat writer's block?

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Figuring out your characters' fears and deepest needs and desires is a key to characterization and generating conflict for your plot.

The question of the week is: How have you used your characters' fears to drive your plot? Or, what is your favorite example of a character's fears driving a plot?

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Today, I have a guest, Stephen Schneider, and we will be discussing his middle grade fiction and a few other topics.

Stephen writes as S. A. Schneider, and he is a purveyor of fantasy and a travel guide for kids to explore the many worlds found in books. Anyone who has a wolf should be a writer of fantasy, right? Enjoy the adventure.

Discovered Wordsmiths (podcast) https://www.discoveredwordsmiths.com/

Stephen's website and resources for parents and teachers at https://www.sa-schneider.com/

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Time is our most precious commodity, but we spend too much effort and thought--too much time--on stuff that actually holds us back. We also avoid a couple of things that make all the difference.

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In this week's episode, I interview Christine Daigle about her experience with Kindle Vella, and she gives lots of tips and insights for successfully writing serial fiction. Christine is co-writing two Kindle Vella series with Stewart Sternberg under the pen name of L. P. Styles.

Guest: Christine Daigle who co-writes with Stewart Sternberg

Author Website: https://www.christinedaiglebooks.com/

L. P Styles Website: https://www.lpstylesbooks.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lpstylesbooks/

The Molecule Thief on Kindle Vella: https://www.amazon.com/The-Molecule-Thief/dp/B0957CZ7M1

Dark Is A Way: https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Is-A-Way/dp/B094GY3S2Y

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Writing Pursuits is run by Kathrese McKee who has been trusted by fiction authors since 2014 to take their writing to a new level of excellence. Kathrese is a Three Story Method Certified Editor who specializes in story diagnostics, coaching, and line editing to help you “prepare your story for the journey ahead.” For more information, go to WritingPursuits.com. The link is below.

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There are plenty of tools and apps to help you market your books, but most of those come at a premium.

Today, we are going to look at a free tool that will simplify your life and help you market your books. In fact, you can earn money on books you didn't write by maximizing your affiliate links.

Let's learn about Universal Book Links and how to use them.

If you would like to sign up for a free Draft2Digital account, I am an affiliate, and this is my link:  https://www.draft2digital.com/writingpursuits. You never have to pay upfront to publish; Draft2Digital only makes money if you sell ebooks through one of their distributors.

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Do authors of books need to write blog posts too? What about doing blog tours during your book launch? Who should blog and who shouldn't? What are the best topics to blog about?

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First Chapter analysis with Alden Burgess's science fantasy YA novel, The Elusion Crystals. Great discussion with this film maker turned novelist.

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An emergency in my personal life taught be lessons about needing margin in my life. Here, I share 8 ways I have found to create margin.

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