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Guideline for New Fiction Authors for a Successful Writing Experience – Part 1
Fiction writing is not easy, especially for those who have never stepped into these dangerous waters. New authors may feel the process daunting and a little difficult, but writing fiction can become easy if they follow certain guidelines. The author will still have to come...
How to Begin Your Book
How do you pull in a potential reader to consider your book over another book? Never an easy task, because as an author you want to tell your story in such a way as to pique the reader’s interest from the very beginning. Page one...
Using Description to Shift Viewpoint, Place and Mood
"Shifting" is defined as “to move from one place to another, especially over a small distance.” As a verb, it means “a slight change in position, direction, or tendency.” In writing, we shift tenses, viewpoint, setting, and voice. Much like grammar and syntax, style plays...
Engaging Your Readers
Winning a reader’s attention is one of the most gratifying rewards any writer could have. On an emotional and intellectual level, the writer succeeds in connecting with his reader. He has made a new friend, a new ally. The writer is no longer a stranger...
Self-Help Books-What Works and What Doesn’t?- Part 2
Offer practical solutions that are well-detailed. The main aim of a self-help book is to help. If it is not helping the reader, it is not serving its purpose. There are many books out there that claim to belong to the self-help genre but barely...
Self-Help Books-What Works and What Doesn’t?- Part 1
Self-help books are written with an aim to help the reader solve a personal issue. With many books in recent years falling into this category, it is important to understand what will make your self-help book stand out from the rest. The upside is that...
Tips for Writing Christian Non-Fiction
Christian non-fiction writing is more complex than it sometimes appears to be. The challenge with this genre is that not only do you have to have an attractive theme but it also needs to be accurately and captivatingly written. Most Christian authors make the mistake...
The Grand Scale of the Novel
It is easier to find an excuse than to find a way. Doubts and fears are often disguised in the form of alibis and it can gnaw on any artists, and writers are no exception. There is the fear of not being good enough, having...
Continuity of Scenes
Scenes can sometimes overlap to the next episode of the story. When this happens, regardless of how long or short you want your scene to be, it needs to have a goal and conflict. The conflict can serve as a cliffhanger that continues in the...
Writing That Will Never Get Done
Whenever I meet people and tell them I’m a writer, the most common reaction is to tell me that they wanted to become a writer or at least write something. But they would add that they do not have the time or they feel they...