by Dan Walsh, @DanWalshAuthor Last month I began a new column here, primarily aimed at equipping authors either already on the indie path or seriously considering it. I talked about how …
Be Our Guest … Blogger, That Is
by Beth K. Vogt, @bethvogt I was Instant Messaging with a writer-friend the other day while she was working on a blog post – and she wasn’t enjoying it. At all. …
Four Reminders for Defeating Defeat
by CJ Myerly, @mdippedinink When you live this life, bordered somewhere between fiction and reality, discouragement sets in rather easily. You write these stories that you want to share more than …
Getting Into Your Character’s Head…When the Character Is a Psychopath
by Patricia Bradley, @PTBradley1 Creating heroes and heroines is hard enough, but at least writers usually know a few people who qualify for those titles. And it’s easier to get into …
Creating Characters that Come Alive: Setting Goals
by Liz Johnson, @lizjohnsonbooks What does your character want? It seems an innocuous enough question, but the truth is that it’s one of the most important ones a writer has to …