You may have a book that is just on the verge of ready to send to the publisher, but you want to know what gets your book published, before you send it off. You know there are secrets that must be revealed somewhere… It’s right here – the secret 7 to publication. You’ll find the [...]
Entries Tagged as 'character development'
ACE Writers Presents – Time to Write
May 7th, 2009 – 1 Comment
Tags: Contemplation · Novelists · character development · motivation
Love Your Villian – Character Development
April 10th, 2009 – No Comments
Characters – How to Make Your Reader Love Your Villain Billy picked up the kitten and stroked the soft fur. He gently held the kitten against his chest and felt the delicate purring vibrate through his leather jacket. The sun drifted across the sky and still Billy stood, leaning against a fence post, stroking the [...]
Tags: Writing · character development · lessons
Write Stellar Fiction
December 27th, 2008 – 1 Comment
Page Turner Action with Characters You’ll NEVER Forget By Jan Verhoeff Action takes place so fast, at such an intense rate that you find yourself sitting on the edge of your seat, reading each word with your lips, and gripping the edge of the book so tight your knuckles are white in the fiction thriller [...]
Tags: Novelists · Tips · character development · novels
Upgrading Your Short Stories to a Book
November 14th, 2008 – 1 Comment
Have you ever decided your short story should be longer and your story should be a book? A few days ago, I revisited a short story I’d written and decided it really needed to be “something more” so I pulled it off the Internet so I could edit the story. I’ve added a few characters, [...]
Tags: character development · lessons · novels · short stories
The Muse – Conference Online
October 13th, 2008 – No Comments
Off to a delightful start, the Muse Conference Online is moving and groovin’. I love the forum this year. It’s the second year and it’s working out quite well. My portion is on character development. So, first project is to write yourself as a character and make yourself MEAN. Write the BAD Guy story as [...]
Tags: Conferences · Purpose · Visibility · character development · lessons
How to Write a Novel
September 9th, 2008 – No Comments
Tags: Novelists · character development · staging · write dialogue
Bring Characters to Life…
August 31st, 2008 – No Comments
Occasionally, I offer some interesting Ebooks that might be of interest to writers of various genre. This particular one will be of interest to anyone who writes dialogue and adds characters in their books, stories or articles. For more information go to Characters and read about the ebook, “Bring Your Characters to Life”.
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