Publicity Tip #16 ~ Find a variety of avenues to expand your author platform with writing. We are writers after all, right? So, what better way to build your portfolio or your authors platform than by growing recognition of your… Read More ›
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A Mutual Understanding
Every writer should have a mutual understanding between the waste basket and his writing: you can’t have one without the other. A good writer needs to know in advance that large chunks of her writing will never see anywhere but… Read More ›
Blogging Behaviour
Publicity Tip #14 Don’t Be Afraid to Try New Things: Pt. 2 ~ Every author is encouraged to develop a blog that revolves either around what they write or about them as an artist. Much of the advice we’re given… Read More ›
Writing – A Curse & A Gift
This idea particularly holds true for me this holiday season as I am waiting to hear back from a small publisher about a manuscript. I don’t want to start a new project in case my manuscript is taken on, but… Read More ›
The Architecture of Prose
The biggest rule in writing is “show don’t tell” and even if you think you have this technique mastered there is always a niggling aspect that you hadn’t considered before. The building blocks of prose are exactly that: pieces to… Read More ›
The Insanity of Writing
They say that if you can admit to the fact that you’re crazy, you’re probably sane enough. However, I don’t think this premise applies across the board. As writers we need to infinitesimally divide our mind and hold several personalities… Read More ›
I Ain’t Doin’ NaNoWriMo: An Aside
Writerly Rant #10 In Honour of NaNoWriMo – I came across this great aside by Charlotte Cuevas shortly after NaNoWriMo started and asked for her permission to reblog it. Now that NaNoWriMo is at a close and many writers do… Read More ›
Interview with Nonfiction Author Jim Scott
An Interview with Philosophical, Travel and Contemporary Classical Poetry Author Jim Scott – Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to talk about your travel series Wanderings & Sojourns. – No problem, M.J. This is a wonderful… Read More ›
Editing Tip #8
The Dialogue Debacle Good dialogue is all about believability – does it sound like a real person… is it true to your character’s personality and persona? There are hundreds of sources you can find online via search engines or writer… Read More ›
The Good, the Bad, and the…
Writerly Rant #7 The Ultimate Question By M.J. Moores, OCT. Author. Editor. Business Owner What make a good story or book for that matter? Everyone you meet will have a different answer depending on what genre they prefer, which authors… Read More ›
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