In the event you ever want the the Indian sub-continent in a story–some good background for not-my-own-voice authors: HIMALAYA: MOUNTAINS… Read more Putting on the Long Distance Wellies: 4
Category: READING FOR WRITERS BLOG
Putting on the Wellies: 5 AN INCOMPLETE LIST OF HOW-TO-WRITE FICTION BOOKS
Books I’ve found useful, in no particular order: Blake Snyder: SAVE THE CAT Donald Maass: WRITING THE BREAKOUT NOVEL and WRITING… Read more Putting on the Wellies: 5 AN INCOMPLETE LIST OF HOW-TO-WRITE FICTION BOOKS
POINT OF VIEW 2
Merely an addendum: Although I haven’t yet read the non-fiction picture book FLYING DEEP–CLIMB INSIDE DEEP SEA SUBMERSIBLE ALVIN by… Read more POINT OF VIEW 2
QUERY LETTER 1
I dutifully read all the posts at Query Shark (the super-agent Janet Reid’s query tutorial) and rewrote my ALBATROSS AND… Read more QUERY LETTER 1
POINT OF VIEW 1
DEEP POINT OF VIEW QUICK BROWN FOX, a Canadian creative-writing outfit (I wish I lived close enough to benefit directly),… Read more POINT OF VIEW 1
LICKED INTO SHAPE: Revision Strategy 1
Here’s a pared-down version of my revision process based on the FAT acronym gleaned in the main from a lecture… Read more LICKED INTO SHAPE: Revision Strategy 1
FIVE STAR PUZZLE: GNOMON
GNOMON: With words in mind and in front of me, I turn to Nick Harkaway’s GNOMON, a monumental novel that… Read more FIVE STAR PUZZLE: GNOMON
Putting on the Wellies 1
The planners plan every detail of their fiction before they start; the flying-by-the-seat-of-their-pants pantsers open a blank document and… Read more Putting on the Wellies 1