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by Doug Lewars I enjoy writing in the Fantasy genre and World Building is a part of that. It may or may not be extensive. For example, you can simplify your life considerably if you use our existing world and just add a bit of magic here and there. J.K. Rowling uses that […] via The… Continue reading The Complications of World Building For an Author — A Writer’s Path

by J.J. Hensley For seven years, I had the pleasure of being a Special Agent with the United States Secret Service. During that time, I conducted a variety of criminal investigations involving counterfeiting, check fraud, wire fraud, and even cell phone cloning. via How Pitching a Novel is Like Being in the Secret Service — A… Continue reading How Pitching a Novel is Like Being in the Secret Service — A Writer’s Path

Go ahead, Google something along the lines of prologues in novels. I’ll wait. Done? If so, you’ll have found links like 7 Deadly Sins of Prologues, The Worst Ways to Begin Your Novel: Advice from Literary Agents, The Dreaded Prologue, Question: the oft-maligned prologue, and so on. Read these four pages. Did you see the following?… Continue reading The Puzzling Prologue Problem — A Writer’s Path

by Doug Lewars I expect most people, whether they agree with it or not, are familiar with the Myers-Briggs personality classification system which divides the population into 16 groups. Many psychologists complain this is over simplified, but although the system appears to consist of four binary couples, each pair is, in fact, a […] via Separating… Continue reading Separating Yourself From Your Characters — A Writer’s Path

You need to invest into acquiring the right set of skills and connections for which there is no shortcut, before you can taste some success. Personally I believe these people would make better photographers given how much effort they put into getting the right picture for a feel good feed. via 10 Tips for the New… Continue reading 10 Tips for the New Age Book Blogger — The Trippy Scientist

by ARHuelsenbeck When I resigned from my teaching job four years ago, I resolved to do things around the house that I hadn’t had time for while I was working, like tackling our “garage of doom.” Our house, built in 1979, was showing its age, and our heavy wooden garage door looked shabby […] via How… Continue reading How to Maintain Your Motivation on a Large Writing Project — A Writer’s Path

by Steven Capps Let’s discuss plotting. Not the evil, “let’s take over the world” kind, though I guess that does fit. I’m talking about the events that create a story. Specifically, I’m talking about the events that create my stories and how I go about developing them. via Using Short Stories to Plot a Rough Draft… Continue reading Using Short Stories to Plot a Rough Draft — A Writer’s Path

by Christopher Slater Just the other day I was watching a movie with my wife. I thought that the movie had potential, but I kept getting really confused during a good portion of it. Terminology, technology, concepts, and relationships that I didn’t understand or had never heard of kept popping up. I was […] via When… Continue reading When You Should Add Background to Your Story (and How Much) — A Writer’s Path

by Laura Peters Whether you’re thinking about writing your life story or you want to write a completely fictional romance novel, it’s so important that you bring your story to life. There are lots of mistakes a new writer can make when crafting a story, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try. That’s […] via Bringing… Continue reading Bringing Your Story To Life: Dos And Dont’s — A Writer’s Path

by Laura Peters If you want to make a living as a writer, you need to make sure you’re aware of all the things that are part of that lifestyle. It’s vital to ensure that you’re aware of not just the creative elements, for instance, but also the business side of things and […] via Mastering… Continue reading Mastering the Writer’s Life — A Writer’s Path