Last week I went over creating distinct character voices for your story, and now we will look at narrator voice. This one is not often addressed since it can be a combination of character voice and writer voice, but there are many facets to it that I think deserve attention. Read more…
If I had to name one topic about writing that is the most mentioned and the least quantifiable, it’s voice. Publishers want a unique writer voice. Agents look for distinct character voices. Readers dislike reading abrasive narrator voices. On an on, everyone talks about voice; however, very few people can Read more…
Guess what? It’s time to hit on my favorite topic again. Conflict! I’ve already covered types of conflict such as man verses man, man verses nature, etc. This post is going to cover the idea of layering conflict. Life is not simple. Every day we play multiple roles in society Read more…
Let’s address the elephant in the room. We are authors, not web designers. Yet, most of us have or will have to set up and run our own website. We aren’t paid enough to hire a professional to do it. So, how do you make your website look professional while Read more…
I’m working on editing my manuscript, and part of that is eliminating excess words. These fluff words can usually be deleted or replaced with fewer but more descriptive words. By eliminating them, you cut down your word count and make the text clearer. Below is a list of words I Read more…
Writing an author bio is one of the hardest things authors do for their websites. We write stories about other people and places, and we think our own life is boring. Unfortunately, the world wants to know who we are and we have to tell them. Fortunately, we are storytellers. Read more…
Fight scenes are something a lot of authors struggle with in their books. Most of us are not professional fighters, but the good new is you don’t have to be to write a good fight scene. The best fights have a few action sequences sandwiched between sensory details and internal Read more…
If you decide to have a blog on your website, there are numerous topics you can choose. Mostly, blogging will be something you have to figure out for yourself, but there are two things about every blog that can be taught. The first is headlines, and the second is pictures. Read more…
The last aspect of branding I want to discuss right now is fonts. Most people don’t think about it since typography is more subconscious than other branding, but it is important. People spend hours reading on their phones and computers, and they are subconsciously picking up signals from the text. Read more…
Choosing brand colors was without a doubt the hardest part of creating my brand. I thought it would be easy. Pick two primary colors and done. I was wrong. Do you know how many shades of red there are? More than you can count. I’ve compiled some tools that will Read more…