by mike | Nov 9, 2017 | Books, Editing, Holocaust, Psychological Thrillers, Publishing, Thrillers, Uncategorized, Writing |
Transitioning from one scene to the next in a novel is important enough to warrant a second post. I first presented this in 2013. In my last post I promised to share some more transitions from my novel, FREEDOM’S HAND, to show how this necessary device can strengthen...
by mike | Nov 6, 2017 | Books, Editing, Publishing, Sword & Sorcery, Uncategorized, Writers' Conferences, Writing |
It’s novel-writing month or some such thing again, so I’m going to post my annual rebuttal on the matter, as I will likely do for a long time to come. Okay, this week I’m going to be a curmudgeon—something that I do quite well, actually. There are...
by mike | Nov 2, 2017 | Books, Editing, Holocaust, Psychological Thrillers, Thrillers, Uncategorized, Writing |
Transitions can make or break a narrative. I first presented this post in 2013, and it will be just as relevant in 2023. As a writing coach for two centuries or more I have read a lot of transitions from one POV to another, one scene to another, even one past era to a...
by mike | Oct 19, 2017 | Books, Editing, Publishing, Uncategorized, Writing |
With regard to novelists, I’ve written a great deal about listening to the voices of experience when it comes to a writing coach/editor. I shared the following post in 2013 and figured it would be just as relevant today. VINCENT WHO? I received a totally unexpected...
by mike | Sep 21, 2017 | Adventure fantasy, Books, Editing, Ghosts, Horror, Native Americans, Research, Thrillers, Uncategorized, Writing |
Many writers find it a challenge to come up with names for their characters. This post first ran in 2013. “Hey Mike, where do you come up with those weird character names and place names in your fantasy and sci-fi novels?” Yeah, I used to get that question, or...
by mike | Sep 7, 2017 | Books, Editing, Humor, Uncategorized, Writing |
Reading these outrageous lines is a hoot. I first presented this post in 2013. Here are some more outrageously bad opening lines from the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest. Enjoy! Cheryl’s mind turned like the vanes of a wind-powered turbine, chopping her sparrow-like...
