I want to try something with this blog and my writing career. Many writers like to give advice. Hell, I like giving advice, especially on writing, but if I’m honest with myself, my writing advice isn’t always suitable for everyone and maybe not anyone, but I like doing it so I can refer back to… Read More Books on Writing
As a child, my parents called me ambitious. My classmates called me informative, and teachers called me creative. Personally, I think of myself as someone with a purpose. What is that purpose? Creating a world worth living in. What is the best way for me to do this? Well, I’m a writer. I’ve been writing… Read More Writing Politics into Fiction
Here is something I had not done in a while; I lost my entire blog. As many know, I have Hemiplegic Migraines. These are some of the ugliest migraines a person can have. They affect my entire body and keep me bedridden for days, weeks, and even months. During these migraines, I lose track of… Read More Need to Recover Old Blog Post?
Guest Post by D K ELLIOTT The characters in your novel are the essence of your story, and you want your reader, your customer, to develop an emotional involvement with the characters. You create involvement of the reader when you bring him into the scenes as a participant in the action. This requires that you avoid… Read More Avoid Filtering and Improve Your Writing
You got to love migraines; they come when unexpected, especially while you are trying to be a writer. Nothing is worse than having a pounding headache, unable to see, inability to focus, and yet your mind keeps going back to your writing project. Writing with migraines is a bitch. So, how do you be a… Read More Being a Writer with Migraines
A subordinating conjunction is a group of words connecting each other or a phrase called a conjunction that introduces a dependent clause, joining it to a main clause. Subordinating conjunctions go with dependent clauses used to redefine or change the focal point of a sentence. Now you know what a subordinating conjunction, here is a list… Read More List of Subordinating Conjunctions
Dialogue tags are words which refer dialogue to a specific character. “Said” and “asked” are two common examples of dialogue tags. “I won’t help her!” said Christina. Dialogue tags are an important aspect of writing. When scenes have several characters, they help determine which character is speaking. Novice writers use dialogue tags with adverbs to… Read More Dialogue Tags and How to Use Them
There are 3 parts to a scene and 3 parts to a sequel before you venture back into a new scene and begin with a new goal. This is the emotional progression of a scene and sequel that every delightful story should follow. Scene: Goal: Every scene should seek out the character’s goal. Identifying what your… Read More The Emotional Progression of Scene and Sequel
There are five types of writing; narrative, descriptive, expository, persuasive, and creative. These four writing types can overlap each other, and each one has a different purpose. Narrative Writing: This writing recounts personal experiences as a story and always includes characters, a setting, and a plot. An example would be a short story, a novel,… Read More 5 Types of Writing
Every writer I’ve met has a mentor they either follow or chat with often. The blogs and sites I read keep me in the loop on what editors like and don’t like. They also keep me informed on what is selling and how readers react to what authors are writing. I guess you could say,… Read More Writing Chapter One
Comparisons in a story help create a visual image for readers. If you choose the right comparison, the reader will have an emotional connection with the character while they read. The purpose of this master list is to help you find the right color or pattern to use in your story. This list is an… Read More Colors and Pattern Master List
It’s important to understand your character. The more you understand your character, the easier it will be to write the story. I have listed a few questions to ask about your character. If you’re using Scrivener, you can add this to your character folder and save it in one of your templates. Each character needs… Read More Character’s Fears
Good characteristics can be interchanged with character flaws. They help build a character, strengthen the story, create conflict, and move the story along. There will be clickable links with each of these good character traits, and this is a continuing list. Please bookmark this list on Pinterest or on your bookmark bar for future reference.… Read More Good Character Traits Master List
Character flaws give the character something to overcome on his way to meet his goal. Character flaws make a character interesting. They are the reason villains are sometimes more interesting than the heroes, and why our heroes have real life struggles. The characters always need a flaw, maybe two or three flaws, a moral weakness,… Read More Character Flaws Master List
If a site isn’t getting traffic, it’s not going to make you money. People can’t see a site if it’s not put in front of them, or if they see the main page but aren’t clicking beyond it then they aren’t seeing the sites full potential. What it they’re shown your page, like it, but… Read More 10 Basic Tips You Might Have Missed On Blogging
I have written plenty of articles which I had to research first, but I also know I write my best when I know everything on the subject first. When I know little about the subject, it takes longer to compile the research and write the article. While researching what makes a successful article, this is what… Read More What Makes a Successful Writer
Have you ever taken advantage of a social media site, to only realize you don’t exactly have the followers you had hoped for? I am always on the lookout for more ways to make money online and one of those ways is by marketing myself, my articles, my products, and my affiliate programs. I use… Read More Ultimate Guide to Getting More Google Plus Followers
There are a lot of Amazon products that go unnoticed due to it not having any verified reviews. It is a lot easier than you think to get Amazon verified reviews; I know this because I have been doing it for a while. There is a site that I love called Fiverr. Fiverr lets you order gigs from… Read More How to get Amazon Verified Reviews for Little to No Money
Books that Help, Online Writing / Blogging Online, Short Stories, Social Media Marketing January 5, 2015R.D. HayesLeave a comment Oh man I really hope you read this. I am a single mother who can’t work a regular job due to basilar migraines. I have worked many jobs and have been let go time and time again because I… Read More Open Letter to John Chow
“With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson The idea of having concrete, achievable goals seem deeply ingrained in our culture. I know I lived with setting goals for many years, and in fact a big part of my writings. These days, however, I live without… Read More Setting Goals: The Best Goal is No Goal
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