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Master the basics of writing (so you won’t look like a total amateur)

12/28/2020 Write Well, Write To Sell 351 Views 0 Comments basics of writing, fiction writing, good writing techniques, important tips on wiritng basics, rick taubold

From Rick: As readers of this blog know, periodically I like to step up on my soapbox. Before I do, I’d like to categorize the manuscripts I am called upon to read in my various capacities. As editors of an

Basics of writing Novel writing

Writing tips from the pros

12/14/2020 Write Well, Write To Sell 370 Views 0 Comments editing tips, good writing techniques, rick taubold, writing tips from pros

From Rick: Back in May of 2019, I did a post called “Tips from the experts” wherein I pulled out what I considered the best advice and provided a link to the full article I quoted from. Here’s the link

Openings

Mistakes with story openings and how to write great first lines

11/30/2020 Write Well, Write To Sell 304 Views 0 Comments good writing techniques, rick taubold, story beginnings, story opening mistakes, story openings

From Rick: In this age when it’s easier than ever to sample the writing online (and with so many choices available to readers), it’s more important than ever to ensure you don’t lose a sale simply because your opening lacks

Basics of writing Story Details

The writer’s responsibilities to inform readers

11/16/2020 Write Well, Write To Sell 354 Views 0 Comments good writing techniques, novel writing, properly informing your reader, rick taubold

From Rick: I apologize for not having posted here for two weeks. Last Monday my computer blew out its power supply. No files were lost, but I wasn’t able to access the post for last week in time. All is

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Story flaws: Finding and fixing them—PART 2

10/26/2020 Write Well, Write To Sell 327 Views 0 Comments bad writing habits, fiction writing, finding and fixing story flaws, good writing techniques, rick taubold, story flaws

From Rick: In PART-1, I talked about three major flaws a story can have: (1) The story fails to engage the reader (2) The characters fail to engage the reader (3) The story takes too long to become interesting (or

Basics of writing How to write a story

Story flaws: Finding and fixing them—PART 1

10/19/202010/26/2020 Write Well, Write To Sell 334 Views 0 Comments bad writing habits, finding and fixing story flaws, good writing techniques, novel writing, rick taubold, story flaws

From Rick: What’s wrong with your story? Why are magazine editors rejecting your short stories? Are your novels getting mixed reviews (or no reviews)? In a series of two posts I’m going to offer some suggestions for things you can

Grammar Punctuation

Some sticky punctuation questions: PART 2

10/05/2020 Write Well, Write To Sell 355 Views 0 Comments good writing techniques, rick taubold, sticky points of punctuation

(from the Chicago Manual of Style) From Rick: I decided to continue from last time with more of those sticky punctuation questions I found in the Chicago Manual of Style’s online Q&A. To avoid confusion, I’m going to pick up

Grammar Punctuation

Some sticky punctuation questions: PART 1

09/28/202010/05/2020 Write Well, Write To Sell 415 Views 0 Comments good writing techniques, rick taubold, tricky punctuation issues

(from the Chicago Manual of Style) From Rick: This past Saturday I gave a presentation to my local writers group on “Sticky and Tricky Points of Punctuation.” As a result of that presentation, one of the members sent me an

Grammar Punctuation

Are your commas in the right places?

09/14/2020 Write Well, Write To Sell 527 Views 0 Comments good writing techniques, proper comma placement, punctuation, rick taubold

From Rick: Most of us recognize that the comma is perhaps the most difficult piece of punctuation to get right because it has so many rules that apply to it. I prefer to call them conventions instead of rules because

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Using scene breaks properly

09/07/2020 Write Well, Write To Sell 494 Views 0 Comments good writing techniques, novel writing, rick taubold, scene breaks

From Rick: From time to time I receive questions about scenes and scene breaks. We’ve all heard the term “scene” used, but we don’t often hear it defined. Here’s one concise definition I found online: “A scene is a section