Archive for ‘July, 2012’

5 results.
Jul30

Story Openings–Part 5: Promises to your reader

by Write Well, Write To Sell on July 30th, 2012 at 9:08 PM
Posted In: Novel writing, Openings

From Rick: A few blogs back (6/4/2012–“Your Cast of Characters”) I made reference to an article by David Farland and mentioned a point of disagreement I had with some of his points. This time, I’m going to refer to another of his posts, but I’m going to agree with him. A lot. The Most Important […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jul23

Choosing the best story point(s) of view

by Write Well, Write To Sell on July 23rd, 2012 at 8:56 PM
Posted In: Novel writing, Point of view

From Rick: A couple of weeks ago, I did a post on the pros and cons of writing in the first person, but I glossed over the alternatives. Several options exist, plus variations. The other common POV is third person (he/she). Second person POV (you) is a rarely used one, but can be highly effective […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jul16

Playing by the rules

by Write Well, Write To Sell on July 16th, 2012 at 9:19 PM
Posted In: Novel writing, Story Details

From Scott: A key aspect of any good novel is the author’s ability to establish a set of rules early and to stick with those rules. One of the best ways to turn a reader away from your work is to tell them that something is impossible in the first chapter, then have a character […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jul09

Writing in first person. A bad idea?

by Write Well, Write To Sell on July 9th, 2012 at 9:49 PM
Posted In: Point of view

From Rick: Of the two main points of view (POV) used in fiction, first person and third person, first person is the one most often poorly done among new writers. Before I justify that statement, for those of you still new to the game, let’s take a quick look at what POV means. First person […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jul02

The Price is Right?–ebook costs and pricing

by Write Well, Write To Sell on July 2nd, 2012 at 8:38 PM
Posted In: Guest posts, Self-Publishing

From Rick: This week, we have author Graeme Reynolds doing a post about what it costs to bring your finished novel out as an ebook, along with some thoughts on pricing it. Last November, Graeme self-published his first novel High Moor, an extremely well-written, classic werewolf tale (with a few enhancements). So, Graeme is well […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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