7 Tips for Better Descriptive Writing If your writing sounds blah – despite that you’ve got a great plot and character arc – the problem likely is the lack of colorful, vivid passages. Here are seven great tips on how…

#amwritingcrime #authorproblems #indieauthor #vss365 inventingrealityediting.com/2...

Tighten writing by deleting unneeded attribution If introducing a character through some action, there’s no need to add that they “said” something and then provide their line of dialogue. Simply describing what they’re doing is s…

#amwritingcrime #authorproblems #indieauthor #vss365 #aipchat inventingrealityediting.com/2...

12 tips for revising your own manuscript During the process of writing your novel or nonfiction book, you’ll probably spend a lot of time revising the manuscript. Catching every error in one reading is unlikely, but you can reduce th…

#amwritingcrime #authorproblems #indieauthor #vss365 #aipchat inventingrealityediting.com/2...

#writers #writertiktok #writing #amwritingcrime #amwritingromance

3 Secrets of Planning Your Writing Time For writers, often the problem with their planning process is that it’s not being done in the most effective manner. The result? Some writers are unproductive while others give up on planning …

#amwritingcrime #authorproblems #indieauthor #vss365 #aipchat inventingrealityediting.com/2...

Don’t Place Part of Story’s Plot Inside a Dream If you’re tempted to trick readers by having a portion of your story’s plot occur only in a dream, give serious second thought to it. Especially if writing science fiction, such a gimmick is a…

#amwritingcrime #authorproblems #indieauthor #vss365 #aipchat inventingrealityediting.com/2...

Substantive Edit Needed Early in Writing Process A type of editing you can have done early in the writing process is substantive editing.This generally includes:• Correcting spelling, capitalization, punctuation and obvious grammar erro…

#amwritingcrime #authorproblems #indieauthor #vss365 inventingrealityediting.com/2...

Five Great Quotations about Characters “Begin with an individual and you find that you have created a type; begin with a type and you find that you have created – nothing.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald“Supporting players …

#amwritingcrime #authorproblems #IndieAuthor #vss365 inventingrealityediting.com/2...

Sell your book by asking people about themselves All too often authors approach marketing their book by talking about it. That seems to make sense; after all, your objective in marketing is to show potential buyers that your book is of value to t…

#amwritingcrime #authorproblems #indieauthor #vss365 inventingrealityediting.com/2...

4 Tips to Get You Started Writing • You must always be ready to write• Every moment offers a great opportunity to write• Finding time to write• Write on paper or type on computer?

#amwritingcrime #authorproblems #indieauthor #vss365 #aipchat inventingrealityediting.com/2...

9 Tips for Structuring Your Novel • How to form your story’s basic structureIn every story, something happens. These events form the structure of your tale. Plot, then, is the drama and action through which characters com…

#amwritingcrime #authorproblems #indieauthor #vss365 inventingrealityediting.com/2...

Add color to your fiction manuscript Even if your story offers a lot of dramatic tension and the sentences are tightly constructed, it still can feel a bit monochrome or colorless. When that occurs, the writing probably is not particu…

#amwritingcrime #authorproblems #indieauthor #vss365 inventingrealityediting.com/2...

How to land a television or radio interview A great way to promote your book is through a radio or television interview. Most likely the program you land on boasts a loyal audience that’s highly interested in your book’s topic. This can…

#amwritingcrime #authorproblems #indieauthor #vss365 #iwrite inventingrealityediting.com/2...

Use bridge to transition from flashback to present Sometimes when reading a story, readers find themselves doing a double take and re-reading a page or two. This usually occurs because readers are no longer able to make sense of the narration. They…

#amwritingcrime #authorproblems #indieauthor #vss365 inventingrealityediting.com/2...

5 Great Humorous Thoughts on Writing “It’s a thousand pages, give or take a few/I’ll be writing more in a week or two.” – The Beatles“Writing and travel broaden your ass if not your mind and I like to write standing up.” –…

#amwritingcrime #authorproblems #indieauthor #vss365 #aipchat inventingrealityediting.com/2...

Avoid handwaving to cover a story flaw Sometimes when a car salesman has a shoddy vehicle to sell, he tries to distract you from the flaw by pointing out something that’s good – like turning up the radio and raving about the great …

#amwritingcrime #authorproblems #indieauthor #vss365 #iwrite inventingrealityediting.com/2...

6 Tips for Designing Effective Book Covers • Does your book cover design matter for ebooks? Most potential readers of your ebook will first encounter it via an image – the book’s cover – rather than the wording. If that thumbnail doesn’t ca…

#amwritingcrime #authorproblems #indieauthor #vss365 inventingrealityediting.com/2...

6 Tips for Designing Effective Book Covers • Does your book cover design matter for ebooks? Most potential readers of your ebook will first encounter it via an image – the book’s cover – rather than the wording. If that thumbnail doesn’t ca…

#amwritingcrime #authorproblems #indieauthor #vss365 #aipchat inventingrealityediting.com/2...

How to write a novel synopsis for a lit agent If you want to sell your novel to a publisher or get a literary agent to represent it, you’ll ultimately need to write a synopsis, or a brief summary of what occurs in your story. It typically is s…

#amwritingcrime #authorproblems #indieauthor #vss365 #iwrite inventingrealityediting.com/2...

14 Plot Pitfalls You Need to Avoid Sometimes when writing a story, what seems to be a great plotting strategy actually leads you to a dead ed or creates new problems for you to solve. Here are 14 common plot pitfalls that you’…

#amwritingcrime #authorproblems #indieauthor #vss365 inventingrealityediting.com/2...

6 Tips for Organizing a Book Reading/Signing • Steps in organizing a book presentationWhen organizing a book signing, reading, or other presentation related to your title, you might want to break down your effort into several smaller steps. D…

#amwritingcrime #authorproblems #indieauthor #vss365 inventingrealityediting.com/2...

What is an ‘inciting incident’ in a story? Q: I recently came across the term “inciting incident” in a book about fiction writing but no definition or example was given. What is the book talking about?A: A vital part of any story is the ope…

#amwritingcrime #authorproblems #indieauthor #vss365 inventingrealityediting.com/2...

Constructing Your Story’s Main Character Typically a story is about a single character who overcomes some problem. This player in your story is called the main character. Common examples are Dorothy in “The Wizard of Oz,” J…

#amwritingcrime #authorproblems #indieauthor #iwrite #amwriting inventingrealityediting.com/2...

My Writing Process for Fiction and Nonfiction As the author of more than 30 books, several of which have topped Amazon.com’s bestseller’s list for their genre, writers often ask me how I write them – that is, what process do I follow̷…

#amwritingcrime #authorproblems #indieauthor #vss365 inventingrealityediting.com/2...

#writersky #amwriting #authorsky #authorlife #amwritingcrime #writingfeedback

Consider Using the Journey for a Mythic Plot One of the most common plot forms in modern fantasy and science fiction novels is the mythic structure. Often called a quest, in the mythic structure the protagonist undertakes an ex…

#amwritingcrime #authorproblems #indieauthor #vss365 inventingrealityediting.com/2...

Sell your book by asking people about themselves All too often authors approach marketing their book by talking about it. That seems to make sense; after all, your objective in marketing is to show potential buyers that your book is of value to t…

#amwritingcrime #authorproblems #indieauthor #vss365 inventingrealityediting.com/2...

Should I Copyright My Manuscript? You’ve just put the finishing touches on your book and are about to send it off to an editor, a literary agent, or maybe even a publishing house. Seemingly countless hours of thought and sweat…

Should I copyright my manuscript?
#amwritingcrime #authorproblems #indieauthor #author #iwrite inventingrealityediting.com/2...

Five Great Quotations about Characters “Begin with an individual and you find that you have created a type; begin with a type and you find that you have created – nothing.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald“Supporting players …

#amwritingcrime #authorproblems #IndieAuthor #vss365 inventingrealityediting.com/2...

If Using MS Word, Don’t Place Tabs in Your Ebooks When formatting your manuscript for conversion to ebook, don’t use the tab key to indent paragraphs. Doing so usually results in your manuscript being declined for publication…or worse, being …

#amwritingcrime #authorproblems #indieauthor #vss365 inventingrealityediting.com/2...