New Year, New You… same book. Another year has come and gone and you’re still working on your manuscript. A finished novel is your shiny gold ring, your throne made of iron swords, or your moon that’s no moon somewhere in a galaxy far away. Why…
Every person you come across in the world is utterly unique. They each have their own upbringings, experiences, public thoughts, private thoughts, fears, dreams, loves, and losses that work together to make up who they are. Every person has a whole…
We’re sure you’ve heard the expression which came first, the chicken or the egg? When it comes to writing, the chicken is the character and the egg is the plot. And, though novice writers may treat it like a riddle, there is a clear answer:…
Name: Mark Cobbs Lewis Hometown: Duncan, Oklahoma Book: Eyes of the Garden (A Myth Continued) Genre: Science Fiction/Fantasy Describe your book in 10 words or…
When writing a book, the scenes come to us in such immense detail. We see each one unfolding like movies in our heads- we see every room, object, gesture, and character with microscopic precision. However, writers tend to get so immersed in the…
Editing your book can be a pretty tense process for some authors. And when it comes to the editing process, there’s no substitute for the eyes of a professional editor. However, new programs are now available online that can seriously cut down on…
If you’ve started writing your book, you may have noticed one thing: when it comes to writing (aside from grammar), there are no rules. You have to figure out what works best for you…and that may be a process you constantly have to tweak. In…
Psychic Distance. Is it some kind of kinetic power from a dystopian YA novel? Is it something that a tarot card reader would charge you an extra $10 to read? A measurement of how far you are from a psychic at any given time? It’s actually a…
There’s a pretty big misconception that it’s easy to write a children’s book. Writers think as long as you have unicorns and some subtle potty humor, kids will love it. But it’s actually one of the hardest books genres to write well. If…
At some point in your life, you’ve probably heard the phrase You either have it or you don’t. But what is it? One writer who has It, both literally and figuratively, is the master of horror himself– Stephen King. From his famed book about a…
