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Lightning in a Bottle: Finding the Right Voice for Your Novel
“The sky looks ever so deep when you lay down on your back in the moonshine; I never knowed…
September 15, 2015-
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Talking CharacterWhy Won’t My Main Characters Cooperate?
Do your characters sometimes refuse to cooperate in the middle of a scene? Why is that? You know your…
September 14, 2015 -
UncategorizedBrother, Lend Me Your Ear
At a writer’s conference, a contest judge once shared with me that he could pick my voice out of…
September 13, 2015 -
The Ministry of WritingAccomplish This One Daily Writing Task
As a Christian writer I imagine you are like me and are driven with an overwhelming conviction and fire…
September 12, 2015 -
TourBlog Tour Stop – Connie Wohlford
[author title=”Connie Wohlford” image=”https://www.almostanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/14-Connie-photo.jpg”]As a follower of Jesus Christ and one who’s deeply in love with the Word of…
September 11, 2015 -
Create. Motivate. Inspire., Support3 Reasons to Get Busy
You paced around the house all day doing unnecessary chores. You read an article on writing. You rearranged stuff on…
September 11, 2015 -
Uncategorized, Write JustifiedTo Join or Not to Join – That’s the Rhetorical Device
Last month I introduced the concept of rhetorical devices. We started with a couple familiar devices that students of…
September 10, 2015 -
The Writer's PenCaseWriting Ideas–Part II Page Turners
How do you know your story is worth telling? How do you evaluate whether or not your idea is…
September 9, 2015 -
Journeying through the Writer's Life13 Things that can Steal Your Writing Joy
Writers have a love/hate relationship with putting words on paper. Sometimes it’s difficult because of the process. Other times…
September 8, 2015 -
UncategorizedMr. & Mrs. Character
Mr. and Mrs. Character, Characters have always been my favorite aspect of writing. I create stories for my characters…
September 7, 2015 -
A Pinch of PoetryKeeping Poetry Simple
One of my goals as a poet is to make poetry practical and less intimidating for writers while respecting…
September 6, 2015 -
StoryworldStoryworld Governance: A Necessary Evil
The people in your world need governance. I’m sorry. I wish I could make it untrue, but a believable…
September 5, 2015 -
BestsellersBestselling Author Interview – Alton Gansky
[author title=”Alton Gansky” image=”https://www.almostanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Al-2012-Head-Shot.jpeg”] Alton L. Gansky is the author of 25 novels and 9 nonfiction works, as well…
September 4, 2015 -
The Efficiency AddictPicturing Your Characters
As writers, we do many things to capture what drives our characters. We’ll complete questionnaires detailing their likes and…
September 4, 2015 -
Dear Young Scribes10 Teen Authors who Landed Book Deals
Although I don’t believe every teen writer should strive for publication, let’s face it: More and more teen authors…
September 2, 2015 -
Blogging BasicsWhat’s Your Blogging Personality?
Remember the insecure days of adolescence? We changed looks, styles, and personalities as we tried to figure out this important…
September 1, 2015 -
Grammar and GraceApostrophes Rule!
Let’s talk about apostrophes today. They’re little floating dots with tails that cause major problems for some people. Apostrophes…
August 30, 2015 -
Publishing PerspectivesHandling Editing With Grace
Writing a book can be hard work. Then you polish it: more hard work. Then there’s the hard work…
August 29, 2015 -
Write JustifiedLife is Like…
Rhetorical questions don’t require (or deserve) an answer. Do they? But how about those rhetorical devices—those figures of speech…
August 29, 2015 -
Romancing Your StoryWHAT CONSTITUTES A ROMANCE?
How many of you are reading this article under protest? “I don’t write romances,” you say. Well, you might…
August 28, 2015 -
TourBlog Tour Stop – Debra Coleman Jeter
[author title=”Debra Coleman Jeter” image=”https://www.almostanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/DCJeter-in-Theatre.jpeg”]A Vanderbilt University professor, Debra Coleman Jeter has published fiction and nonfiction in popular magazines,…
August 28, 2015 -
Talking Character5 Tips to Deepen Your Characters
Take your characters deeper All great writers understand the importance of creating well-developed characters, but how does a character…
August 27, 2015 -
Journeying through the Writer's LifeSit Down and Write – 5 Tips to Help You Keep Writing
Writers have a love/hate relationship with the blank page. Whether it’s a white screen with a blinking cursor or…
August 26, 2015 -
Dear Young Scribes5 Fun Writing Exercises for Teens to Spark Creativity and Develop Writing Voice
Thanks to my past teen self, I will never run out of book ideas. I spent those years writing pages…
August 25, 2015 -
Editing, The Critical ReaderCan a Novel’s Setting Come to Life?
by Alycia W. Morales Have you ever been reading a novel when it suddenly dawns on you that the…
August 24, 2015
