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Articles on Creative Writing and Publishing by award-winning author. Articles address the craft of writing and how to publish, market and sell books. Useful for creative writing students and any writer interested in publishing.
- Added on: May 10th, 2008
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: palomadove
- Listed in: Books How-To
- Tags: books Marketing publishing creative writing writing craft how to publish
Recent Posts
Publishing Tips...Week Forty-Eight
It’s like driving a car at night. You never see further than your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way. – E. L. Doctorow Writing Tip: Passive, indecisive, boring characters bleed the life out of a story. Make supporting chara...
Publishing Tips...Week Forty-Seven
Talking, talking. Spinning a web of words, pale walls of dreams, between myself and all I see. – John Gardner Writing Tip: Readers of category (western, romance, mystery, sci-fi, fantasy, literary, young adult, historical, to name some) have ...
Publishing Tips...Week Forty-Six
The cleverest of all, in my opinion, is the man who calls himself a fool at least once a month. – Fyodor Dostoevsky Writing Tip: Sex-scene pointers for mainstream, commercial stories: know your audience and their expectations; have the scene ...
Publishing Tips...Week Forty-Five
Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor. – Truman Capote Writing Tip: When to summarize or when to tell the story in moment by moment action? Summary should be used when there is no or little emotional content. This could be bac...
Publishing Tips...Week Forty-Four
The secret of getting ahead is getting started. – Agatha Christie Writing Tip: What makes a story worth telling? The answer lies within you, the author. A story worth telling is one that drives you, quickens your pulse, keeps you up at night. ...
Publishing Tips...Week Forty-Three
The violets in the mountains have broken the rocks. – Tennessee Williams Writing Tip: For the most bang, villains, those characters we love to hate, should be ruthless and determined. Of course, they can be charming and clever and good-looking...
