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Writing a book is hard. Let's just get that truth out of the way. The people who make it look easy are either really good at their sales pitch, are lying, or have zero care about their final quality. (Even the skilled and talented have to work hard …
Continue Reading about #150Daysto100k – Assignment #7: Reflect On Your Opener
I meant to do this yesterday, but it turns out yesterday and day were sick days. (I was sick with some unknown aliment yesterday, and I am having a chronic pain episode involving a very old knee injury, which is bad enough it has disrupted my ability …
Continue Reading about #150Daysto100K – Assignment #6: Write Your Opener!
Photographed: the moment before the tortie decided the calico (A cat weighing five pounds more than her, mind you) needed to be attacked most viciously. This is the visual form of where to start a story, because in the next few moments, this …
Continue Reading about #150Daysto100k Assignment #5: Identify Your Starting Place!
Hello, folks! In the past week or two, I've gotten a lot of questions about the background economics of books (thus the series of posts, adjustments to the chart, etc), and I wanted to take the time to dig through the question archive and answer some …
Pictured: Zazzle coping with the terrible conflict of being on the wrong side of the fence and unable to capture the bird she very much wishes to hunt. In an earlier post, I discussed that your character(s) needed a destination. (And I'm not …
Continue Reading about #150Daysto100k Assignment #4: Create Conflict.
In my section of the universe, good characters are the foundation of a good book. Compelling plot lines mean absolutely nothing to me if they aren't backed with engaging and interesting characters. So, today's assignment is all about the main …
Continue Reading about #150Daysto100K Assignment 3: Identify (and Create) Your Main Character
