"...there are only two things you must do with your first fifty pages, only two large-scale tasks...:
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Bestseller Formula: heart, mind, and guts
Becoming a bestseller would be many an author's greatest fantasy. But, is there a formula?
Your setting is a living character
Make your setting a character.
Beta Readers
Beta readers are meant to edit your work. They can focus on different things, depending on their skill level and your needs/desires. But one thing's for sure: a good beta reader is worth their weight in gold.
Hakawati Jinn – Chapter One
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Online writing classes (some free)
Here's a list of great online writing courses, some free, to improve your creative writing skills.
Revision is re-envisioning
There's nothing akin to the agony of editing your book. This suffering goes beyond the whole "kill your darlings" because, at least for me, I'll gladly kill my darlings if it means saving my book.
Mistlyn Chapter One
A few months ago, I mentioned my book Mistlyn on Wattpad. In the last few weeks, I've been editing it and getting it ready to send out to beta readers, and then, to agents. The only way thirteen-year-old Mistlyn can bring her dead village back to life is by going with a conniving Jinn to … Continue reading Mistlyn Chapter One
From Voldemort to Vader, science says we prefer fictional villains who remind us of ourselves — Neuroscience News
Study reports we tend to prefer fictional villains who are darker versions of ourselves.
7 Moody, Lush, and Atmospheric Books
I love atmosphere. Something about the feel of a place and the characters who live there draws me in and holds me tight in its grasp. There doesn't have to be dread, just mood and...atmosphere.
