Week 4 - Getting Your Work Published
I bet after three weeks of finding the perfect topic, structuring your story and writing your heart out, you’re ready to see your name in print! You look at your perfect story and can already picture the acceptance letter from some editor praising you for your masterpiece…. Not so [...]
Week 3 - Writing Your Masterpiece
During week 1 you found inspiration for your story and week 2 you organized your thoughts into a structured plan now week 3 focuses on writing the story. Your goal by the end of this week should be a well written first draft that you feel you have adequately reviewed [...]
Week 2 - Structuring Your Story
Ok so now you have your idea floating around in your head and you are dying to tell, but wait a little more! First things first! Organize and structure your story!
Everything in our mind makes sense to us, I mean we though it up how could it not make sense? [...]
Week 1 - Getting Your Idea
Each week for the next 4 I will post a series on how a new writer can get published. It took me months of trying to get published but looking back if I just did it right I could have been published within the first month. Here is what I learned [...]
Before I was asked to step in as publisher for the romance imprint of a small press, I spent a considerable amount of time reviewing submissions for publication. Today, of course, I do even more of that, but now there is more at stake.
As a reader, I provided honest opinions on potential works for our [...]
After spending hours tweaking and editing your writing you want to see your writing presented to readers. The satisfaction following publication of your hard work is payment on its own but finding a place that will take it in is a struggle.
These days you would think it would be easier to find a place to [...]
Although the structure and plot of a short story can take many forms, a typical short story will often follow the principles set out below. Following such a pattern can be especially useful for those starting out in short story writing, or for those who are struggling with the demands of telling a story in [...]
Your story, be it novel, short story or novelette, is finished. Or is it? Before you send it to a publisher, check firstly that your story makes sense!
Maybe you read my article about The Final Draft. Well, before you reach that stage there’s this one to go through. It can be hard and you need [...]
When you write your story, it helps to understand the basics of Symbolism. When used properly, it can help add layers to an otherwise obvious story and create an interesting subplot beneath the story.
Stories that go beyond the words and allow a reader to interpret what you say and find their own meaning in it [...]
One of the most challenging parts of writing is coming up with believable and meaningful dialogue. Dialect, choice of words, tone, all of these things play a role in determining if your dialogue is believable or not.
6 Tips For Effective Dialogue In Your Short Story Writing
Many people make the mistake of telling the reader something [...]
