From Rick: NOTE: No post next week. The blog will resume on June 13. In the past two posts, I’ve talked about some major decisions you need to make when writing a novel, although these also apply to shorter works.
Read MoreFrom Rick: Last time, I talked about the big decision you must make when writing your story: Is your story idea/premise a brilliant one? What makes it brilliant? Is it something people will want to read? Don’t delude yourself into
Read MoreFrom Rick: There are four simple steps to writing a novel: STEP 1: Get a brilliant idea. STEP 2: Create fascinating, memorable characters to go with the idea. STEP 3: Write the novel. STEP 4: Edit the hell out of
Read MoreGuest post by Annette Taylor ========== From Rick: This week’s post comes from writer Annette Taylor who originally submitted this as an article to Fabula Argentea magazine. It was an excellent article, but FA only publishes stories. It gave me
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