Articles tagged: "novels"
1: Environmentalists In Books And Movies
In some cases, a writer 's choice of putting environmentalists in the bad-guy role may indeed reflect the writer 's true feeling that eco-fascists are trying to keep decent folk from enjoying the good life. In other cases, it is no doubt just a convenience for their plot.
2: The People Versus
Tough as a tire iron and proud as a parson in paradise, Jeff Sanders, Private Investigator, was good at his job, always cool and always composed, never rancorous or rattled on the witness stand Fit at 40, he was a wiz at bending the truth toward the side that hired him, but he never blatantly lied
3: Q&A With Dan Ronco
Daphne Hayden, DNS News Anchor, interviews Dan Ronco in 2012 regarding Unholy Domain, his visionary novel Ms
4: Researching The Historical Novel, Part I
As I have intimated in previous offerings, the research that goes into writing a historical novel can be almost minimal, or can entail weeks and months of endeavor If one wishes to write about something as remote as the caravans carrying silk in the ancient days over the Silk Road through China, Tibet and associated areas, the work required could be substantial
5: How That Novel Idea Becomes A Novel
One day you wake up and announce to the world that you would like to write a novel Pardon the pun, but that is a novel idea
6: What Is The Lure Of The Game Of Golf?
Have you ever stopped to think what it is about golf that you like so much Some people would say that it allows them to enjoy a form of exercise that is not quite so strenuous as running or jogging on the treadmill or pedaling on the exercise bike
7: Writing A Book Is The Easy Part
All of your life imaginary ideas have been floating around in your mind and one day you decide to unleash that creativity and write a book What a wonderful thought
8: What Is The Lure Of Golf?
Have you ever stopped to think what it is about golf that you like so much Some people would say that it allows them to enjoy a form of exercise that is not quite so strenuous as running or jogging on the treadmill or pedaling on the exercise bike
9: Writing The Book Is The Easy Part
All of your life imaginary ideas have been floating around in your mind and one day you decide to unleash that creativity and write a book What a wonderful thought
10: How To Find Your Novel 's Pulse
PART II of The 8-Part BRING YOUR NOVEL TO LIFE Series The best novels you've ever read---the ones that stuck in your mind and kept you going back to re-read them, that made you think, that made you feel, maybe that scared your socks off---were not about what they were about Sound cryptic
11: Article Writing - How You Can Master This Important Writing Skill
As writers, we are constantly being told that writing articles to sell products is the key to internet success, with affiliate riches just around the next corner. If this is indeed the case, why not spend a little time learning how to write an article properly?
12: Short Story Writing - A Viable Route To Publication For Older Writers
Many people take up writing as a hobby or as a more serious undertaking later in life - maybe even after what would be considered by many retirement age. This article looks at one way the older writer can compete with younger rivals on a level playing field.
13: The Salvation Of Sobriety
Alcoholism and its effects on one family 's history are integral to the story being told in my novel, Shades of Darkness, Shades of Grace The Pierson family portrayed in the book has suffered the blight of alcoholism for at least four generations, with two of the children, Kay and Paul, forced to confront their dependency
14: Editorial Advice: To Listen Or Not To Listen?
Whether you're an author publishing through traditional means or delving into self-publishing, you are going to want the feedback of a good editor or perhaps more than one The difficulty for authors, especially those choosing self-publishing is when do you take an editor 's advice and make changes and when do you determine you've gotten enough feedback
15: Pop Culture, Slang, And Day-Old Sushi: Things That Can Quickly Go Bad
(And How To Keep Them From Fouling Up Your YA Fiction) In 10 years, will anybody understand you if you say "fo shizzle" Will they stare blankly if you mention Britney Spears' buzz cut or Paris Hilton 's jail time
16: The SCEPTS Strategy for Novel Reading
A novel way to better understand novels!
17: Writing Contests: 10 Tips for Creating a Winning Entry
There are literally hundreds of writing contests open for entry at any time of the year. There are contests for every genre and level of experience -- from amateur poetry writing contests to competitions for published novels.Some of today 's top novelists, magazine writers and screenplay writer
18: Kick Start Your Writing Career By Winning Fame, Glory and Prize Goodies
Have you ever heard of the Pulitzer Prize? It 's the one of the grand daddy of writing contests. Started by 19th century journalist Joseph Pulitzer, the first prize was awarded in 1917 and cash prizes continue to be awarded annually to this very day.While winning a Pulitzer, is certainly a noble
19: Collaborative Writing: When Two Brains Are Better Than One
I was so happy a few weeks ago when a boy in the third row of a freshman English class raised his hand and asked us, “Where do you come up with your characters They are so…um… random
20: Don't Give Up On Writing That Novel
Think it 's hard to get a novel published For most writers, it is - but it 's certainly not impossible
21: Three Fiction Writing Concerns for the Author
One of the challenges an editor must face is polishing the work of an author without erasing too much of that author 's style. If you follow a particular novelist, you might notice over time particular quirks to dialog and narrative that shape the author 's unique voice, little things inspired to
22: Are Simultaneous Submissions a Good Idea?
With regards to the question of simultaneous submissions, I fear I may not be able to offer a set answer. As a publisher, I am not enamored by the thought of an author sending me a manuscript that is currently floating among several other slush piles. However, as an author, I am tempted to cast
23: Three Writing Concerns for the Author
Writers are creatures of habit. Unfortunately, many of these habits are not good ones. True, we would expect our friends and significant others to show some understanding when we don't come to the dinner table on schedule because we're right in the middle of an exciting dialogue exchange that h
24: How Reading Golf Books Can Drastically Improve Your Game
Every golfer who loves the game is usually a big fan of golf books. It doesn't matter what the books are about as long as it has something to do with golf or PGA players. They will read them at home, at the office, in the bathroom, in the doctors or dentist 's waiting room, if there 's a golf boo
25: Can Book Giveaways Hurt Sales?
As an author and publisher, I have attended a number of Internet chats in support of eBook and print book releases. Internet chats are largely informal, hosted either by the publisher or a third-party website (usually a site for book reviews), where authors and readers can interact, ask questio
26: Natural Gas - Al Jazeera English 's First Day
Al Jazeera English launched this month. It is a long awaited channel that many in the international broadcasting community have looked forward to as a groundbreaking initiative. Afshin Rattansi is a former Al Jazeera Arabic producer who left the BBC to join Al Jazeera at the onset of the U.S.-l
27: Al Jazeera in The Guardian
Unsurprisingly for a broadcaster which attracted so much US opprobrium post 9/11 that George W Bush apparently wanted to bomb its headquarters, al-Jazeera is not shy of standing its ground. And its new English language news channel is not exactly aiming low - a "bridge between cultures" and "br
28: Short stories - Dead In The Water Or Alive And Kicking?
The short story genre is one that is thriving - but only in certain places. Where are they?A short story can be roughly defined as any work of fiction below about 12,000 words. A greater wordcount tends to move the story into the realms of the 'Novella' or Novelette', a niche in the writing fi
