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The Writing Life
http://vbrotherton.blogspot.com
I talk about the writing life, including the craft of writing, hints, tips, etc., plus how I go about building a career, getting published, helping others.
- Added on: Sep 10th, 2007
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Velda Brotherton
- Listed in: Writing Entertainment
- Tags: Speakers workshops voice conferences lectures sense of place
Recent Posts
WHAT DO THEY MEAN
Writers use a lot of terms that might need to be explained to those new to the craft. Here's an explanation of some of them:Author Intrusion: When the author steps into the story to make comments or tell things the POV character cannot know.POV: Poin...
ENTER CONTESTS
Have a short story sitting around? Do you wonder what to do with it? Not much of a market out there, is there?For those writers who are still waiting for that first publication, consider entering a few contests. It's a good way to get your feet wet (...
It\'s The Story Stupid
Over the past few years I've noticed the not-too-subtle change in entertainment, including novels and movies. It seems we've turned slowly from quality creativity to STORY. Some of those who write today are not very good writers, but they are terrifi...
E BOOKS ARE BUSTING OUT ALL OVER
With the announcement from Harlequin that the publisher has begun a new house for E books with a long list of genres, it's easy to see that the E book evolution has begun. Take a look at what this publisher is interested in and check out Carina's web...
Writing the Bones
Recently I heard comments about how wasteful it is to write a novel in a month. Everyone knows you can't do that. It will be nothing but trash.Comments like this are usually made by left-brained people. Right-brained people are creative and know that...
November is Writing the novel month
I'm sure most of you are aware of all those writers who will begin to write their 50,000 word novel this month. I've decided to unofficially join all those involved in this endeavor and write a novel I've thought about for a while. If I can get down ...
