Story Structure
Aug 31In this article, Larry Brooks discusses writing from an outline vs. writing from the seat of your pants. His argument is that both are feasible, providing you have your story architecture in mind. Unfortunately, although the article was good, he didn’t explain what he means by story architecture or how to develop one. Which got me to wondering, what exactly does he mean by “story...
9 Tips for attracting Twitter followers
Aug 17If you’re using twitter, particularly if you want to promote your blog or website with it, you’ll need followers. How can you attract twitter followers without making an annoyance of yourself or coming off as a spammer? Say something useful. Or funny. Or at least mildly entertaining. Don’t spam, and don’t make every post about driving people to your site, getting them to join...
Unlimited Ideas
Aug 10If you’re a blogger, creating content weekly or even daily can be a challenge. If you’re writing articles for a living, then you’re probably facing similar problems. How do you find topics to write about? One of my favorite ways is the list post. Everyone has written them. Let’s take a recent one of mine for example. 50 Ways to Improve Your Health If you’re looking...
Publishing your short fiction
Aug 02You may have a great short story already written, or the seed of one wriggling around somewhere, and you’d like to know where and how to publish it. Ralan.com is a good place for speculative, horror, sci-fi, fantasy, etc. He keeps the site up-to-date, and there are hundreds of listings there, divided up by pay amount, so it’s easy to find something in the level you’re looking...