Introducing a series where I delve into lessons gleaned from reading books from a writer's perspective, analysing some common patterns and breaking down the takeaways. First up: repetition. If you've ever wanted to throw a book across the room because you saw the word "soft" for the 182th time, this one's for you.
There comes a time in every writer's life when they arrive at the dreaded Wall - the block, the border, the obstacle that cannot be bested. But what if I told you the Wall could be blasted away by the simplest tools available?
Stories, like anything else in life, move to invisible rhythms and are born at a pace best suited to them. In our determination for achievement and love of deadlines, the blank page too often becomes something we try to subject to our will. But the blank page does not need to be seen as foe to be conquered; rather as a friend to be invited inside.
Welcome to the latest Indie Author Collective "Stuff Your E-Reader" event! WHAT: A banquet of free and discounted indie Kindle books in all genresWHEN: 15.-18.4.26 In case you haven't heard of these before, SYE promotions are usually four-day events where indie authors can give away or sell their kindle books for $0.99. As a member… Continue reading All Genre Book Blast ✨
Writing with Flow Points is a bit like skydiving: high-risk, but high reward. Creating these story points is the basic foundation for stringing scenes together when using the Mosaic Method of discovery writing, so let's dive into the details.
You don't need to build a story from the ground up, brick by brick like a building - you can also assemble it from multiple pre-existing tiles, like a mosaic.
"My writing is stale. I wish I could write more cleverly." Sound familiar? If so, you might benefit from some simple but effective writing exercises that help lift your poetic wordcraft from a soggy loaf to crispy croissant.
By now most of you would have heard at least once why writing by hand is so important. There are the studies, the quote snippets and blog posts, even the online trends glorifying the return to the traditional in resistance to the relentless digitisation of the world. Whether it’s purely for the aesthetic or also for the benefits, it hardly matters as much as what we personally choose to do with it.
We adore its presence and dread its absence. We treat it like a mystical muse, or a slavish tool to master. In either case, it remains ever elusive, ever undefinable and near-impossible to permanently hold: Motivation.
Do you have a taste for the lush, the mysterious, and the genre-bending? Are you tickled at the thought of delicious character chemistry and amateur sleuthing with some hidden pasts thrown in?Interested in reading about a scientist FMC with a fascination for poisons and her streetwise brother?Would you fancy a jaunt into a whimsical, alternate… Continue reading It’s Beta Reader Season!
The Foxglove Scribe 