For this month, I am sharing sources of books and online for writers in the areas of finding the right word, fact finding resources, and writing in general. Some are websites I have found. Others are documents. If they are documents, they are in pdf format. Click on…
For this month, I am sharing sources of books and online for writers in the areas of finding the right word, fact finding resources, and writing in general. They are in pdf format. Click on the link to open the document. Fact Finding Resources General…
Below are several handouts containing resources, both in print and on-line. Some have to do with editing while others deal with plot, genre fiction — mysteries, suspense, crime fiction, detective novels), character development. There are a few about screenwriting, though they are for writers in…
What is truth? Is it what you believe to be true? Or, is it what an objectively reasonable person would believe to be true? Or yet is it something that cannot be ascertained by humans? Does it matter that what you believe is not completely…
If there is one takeaway from Jane Friedman’s How to Publish Your Book it is that every writer needs to realize and take to heart why they write. Is it for commercial success? To live on afterwards in succeeding generations as a literary presence like…
It’s funny how finishing a book can inspire a spark of creativeness. Dodie Smith‘s I Capture the Castle did that. At first, I was not impressed by the style of writing. It was written in 1948 and that usually means long flowery descriptions and out-of-date…
Every beginning writer has heard the mantra – network, attend conferences, volunteer – and wonders whether it works. Having working in the newspaper industry, networking and attending conferences and trade shows is essential. It is where new ideas spring from and where professionals meet…