Chapter One Ever wonder if your parents really listen to you? Try adding, “…my poop congratulated me and then slithered off to meet the lizard man…” and see their reaction. If they turn around and weirdly look at you—brows furrowed, mouths agape, eyes glancing at the other without moving their heads—yep, they were paying attention. … [Read more…]
I am thrilled to have Romantic Suspense bestselling author, Sheila Kell at The Writing Jungle. At what point in your life did you realize the writing bug had grabbed ahold of you? And which writers influenced you? The writing bug would hit me at different times in my career, and I’d write outlines and scenes, … [Read more…]
Back Cover is Important by Lea Schizas Your book is finished. Awesome! That’s one huge accomplishment so make sure to treat yourself to something special, even though you know there’s more to do right after penning THE END. There’s the editing stage, getting a cover designed, preparing the formats to publish or to submit to … [Read more…]
Introduction Why You Need to Drive Steady Traffic to Your Blog “Some bloggers post for personal reasons, to have fun, offer insight to their daily routine, while some use a blog to promote, educate, offer valuable know-how information, establish it as their business, and make money. Regardless which side of the fence you’re on, you … [Read more…]
-1- Just write! I know you’ve heard this before but editing while you write only delays THE END. Worry about editing once the story is finished. -2- Train your Editor’s Hat you wear to eliminate such things as: – ‘that’- if the sentence is clear without it, then delete it. – ‘he said, stuttering’ – … [Read more…]
Strong Characters Leave Lasting Impression Dracula. Harry Potter. Lennie Small (Of Mice and Men). What do these names have in common? They’ve left a memorable impression on readers. And there are hundreds more but these were the ones that popped into my head first while writing this post. Regardless if your character is the hero … [Read more…]
To Edit or Not Once upon a time (I know, fairy tale cliché) writers were contracted by the then ‘only’ big publishers and their manuscripts were assigned to editors to work their magic. However, nowadays, things have changed. There are still the large traditional publishers, small and mid-sized presses, but more importantly, an abundance of … [Read more…]
Finding ME Time Nowadays we live in a fast-paced world, where time seems to escape us. By the time we blink, it’s tomorrow already. Why do we allow this to happen? We need to find the time for us, and in a twenty-four hour period, there should be at least five minutes to an hour … [Read more…]
We’re writers. We don’t make misteaks…okay, we do. And if you didn’t spot my mistake in the previous sentence, this is where The World’s Best Automated Proofreader Grammarly would be a helpful app to have ready to go. It’s a convenient app to download to your computer, especially for bloggers because it edits as you … [Read more…]
For several years now I always wanted to try my hand at affiliate marketing. I read articles and blog posts by many bloggers who were making a mighty nice income per month. But because I’m a bit anal, I wanted to begin the right way, not just make it up as I go. If I … [Read more…]