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How to Use Index Cards to Write a Novel Outline

Everyone has plans to write the great American novel. In fact, most researchers believe that everyone has at least one great story inside them. However, you may be wondering, then if everyone has a great story, how can they get the story out? The key to getting the story out is to organize your thoughts with an outline and get busy writing. Sounds easy, right? It can be. If you use the handy-dandy index card system to write your novel outline. In fact, if you use this easy-to-follow plan, you will... Read more »

The ABCs of Good Writing

Every good fiction editor knows that their job is based on how well the author that they are editing knows the fundamentals of good writing. That’s not to say that every client you accept as a book editor should have the skills on par with a professional writer, but there are some fundamentals to good writing that should be constant throughout. It’s important to remember that the shortcomings that we face as either the writer or fiction editor come to us from all the way back in grammar... Read more »

Ending A Story The Right Way

There are two ways that the fiction writer can come to a stop at the end of their work and like most of the other elements that go into a work of fiction, both deserve careful consideration since using either the circular or linear ending determines how well the entire story or novel works. After the long and arduous process of writing the story and making all the structural decisions that the american fiction writer needs to make, the last one is the kind of ending that you want for the story... Read more »

Editing For Style And Tone

Every good freelance editor knows that one of the initial stages of editing text is to check the accuracy of the piece, and that means correcting where necessary the facts and figures as well as the punctuation and grammar. In most of the work that you will do, this is a big part of what the client will expect. However, there is a grey area called style that you’ll need to look at as well. Many fiction editor jobs that you will come across will allow for a certain leniency in the changes you... Read more »

The Editor’s Artistic Touch

There are different answers as to why we edit because there are always different people doing the job, and that’s why editing means different things to different people. Students will have a slightly different idea about what it means to edit than the office worker will, and although they will be looking for some of the same things in the grammar and spelling, there’s variation in what they will want from the content once the edit is complete. The editor of a newspaper is responsible... Read more »

Writing Contests Could Be Your Ticket To Publication

If you’re an amateur writer, whether it be poetry, short stories, novels or essays, there’s nothing like seeing your work in print or on the Internet to excite you and encourage you to continue your work. For many writers, the idea of making millions isn’t the driving force behind their passion; instead, the practice of sharing ideas, perfecting a unique style and pleasing an audience of readers that enjoys your voice is more often the thing that keeps you writing. And one great... Read more »

The Improved Idiots Guide to Object Writing

As an author or songwriter, we should not just expect to sit down and be connected with our ‘now moment inspiration flow’ unless we have been exercising it! Object writing is the writers’ set of bar bells to get us in the zone, and keep us primed for when one of those muse moments comes along.After recently doing some songwriting classes with Berklee music professor Pat Pattison I have become a great fan of object writing. What is that you might ask? Essentially object writing... Read more »

Taking the Next Step: Becoming a Published Book Writer

The crazy world of publishing can be a scary and confusing place for a new book writer, and it can be nice to get a little bit of guidance on how to navigate around things like writer guidelines, publishing houses,literary agents, and such. While most first time book writers think the hard work was done once they typed the end at the bottom of the last page, it turns out that there is still a whole lot left to do. For those who want to see their words in print, this article will help offer some... Read more »

Writing a Book Made Easy

Writing a book may seem like an overwhelming task but it can be quite easy once you take the pressure off of yourself. This book does not have to be written a day or a week. There is no pressure other than what you put on yourself. And there is no sense of failure other than what you allow. Let me explain. Life is full of choices. You can choose to write a book in a day thereby frying your nerves to a frazzle or you can set a more reasonable time period. You can choose to put your work in front of... Read more »

Agents And Publishers - Who Do I Approach First?

You may well think that the choice of approaching an agent or publisher is academic before you have even finished your book but nothing is further from the truth. This short article discusses the pros and cons of agents and publishers - and which one you should go for. A decision that many writers put off for as long as possible seems to be the one where they decide if they want to get an agent or go directly to a publisher. One school of thought says that having an agent is definitely preferable,... Read more »

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