Category: Writing Tips

Your Novel as a Movie Part 2—Writing Novels that Translate Well Into Film

Big screen, small screen, smartphone screen, YouTube and countless niche cable channels are all looking for that next big thing.

Your Novel as a MOVIE? Not as Far-Fetched as One Might Imagine

Hollywood has been on a continuing trend of being in the red and much of that has to to with their business model and the rise of independent films. Amazon sees that and is capitalizing.

Slave to Perfection & The Dangers of Comparing Ourselves with Others

Last night I watched the movie Bad Moms and it was a great movie. Brain candy. A lot of laughs. Nothing too deep…well, maybe a little deep. One of the areas the movie explored is how in this age we are all killing ourselves to reach some unreachable Photoshopped standard. The New Yorker even did …

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How to Write Endings that "Wow!"

The end is what your readers will take with them from your book. It’s your closing argument and the last thing they read. It’s what they will remember when they think back to your story in a couple of years, if they remember anything at all.

Want to GO PRO? 10 Ways to Own NaNo (And the Other 11 Months, Too)

Whether or not you are doing NaNo, these tips will help you go pro because for the pros? Every month is NaNoWriMo.