I just quit my last paying writing gig…and you should too!
I just quit my last paying writing gig. Why? Because I make more money giving my writing away. Yes, that’s right. I make more money giving my writing away than I did selling my articles and columns. In fact I’m making more money writing [...]
My, my; what a Question, It truly depends on who the villain (ness) is. Are they related to the character? Have they always been around manipulating from the sidelines? Or are they someone who has recently appeared? It also depends on the type of personality they have. Are they outgoing, possibly highly influential or are [...]
When it comes to SEO and a stream of long term traffic to your site there really is only one way to go.
Articles are the best way to ensure that you have constant links to your site circling the web with a one time only input from yourself. And the best thing about article writing [...]
If you are serious about your writing, in fact even if you aren’t, you need a web site. Let me repeat that — every writer needs a web site!
If you don’t believe me then here are five very good reasons why:
1. Your web site can serve as your showcase and portfolio. It can include your [...]
Sylvian Browne’s Bio
Sylvia Browne is a self-proclaimed medium and psychic from Kansas City, Missouri. She was born in 1936, started her career as a psychic in 1973, and founded the Nirvana Foundation for Psychic Research. Browne has now authored several books on spirituality (published in paperback and audio), and has been regularly featured on The [...]
Every writer can benefit from a study of the effectiveness of their individual writing process. You can write more and you can write better by making some adjustments in your writing strategy.
Recently one of my writer friends complained about their declining word output.
“I spend more time at the computer than I ever did before and [...]
What do you do now that you have finished that great manuscript? Many believe you can simply start sending it out to agents or publishers sometimes even both. However this is simply not true, just because you have created this riveting tale, you cannot send it out and expect it to be published [...]
I have a friend who has enjoyed a long successful career as a published novelist. More than once we took part in the same panel at a writer’s conference. Whenever it came time to field questions from the audience I came to expect — actually anticipate — that some bright-eyed, eager novice would direct a [...]
The title of my book is as important as the characters themselves. So the name of the book is as important as the characters themselves. You can choose an important event as I did in The title of my book is as important as the characters themselves. In my first I named my book La [...]
Here’s the question &ndash is it better to have a secondary plot or sub-plots? Here’s another question, which as a reader, and then as a writer do you prefer?
I think you have to have both.
Subplot = A subordinate plot in fiction or drama. In our terms (A relating plot) Basically a hidden plot that some [...]