The article How to Revise a Novel: A Revision List to Edit With Confidence appeared first on The Write Practice. Finishing a first draft is a huge deal. If you just accomplished this, be proud of yourself! At the same time, you might be wondering how to revise a novel after that first draft is […]
Our F5 tornado of terrific reviews this week includes A. O. Scott on Werner Herzog’s The Twilight World, Brendan O’Connor on Jarrod Shanahan’s Captives, Alex Pareene on Lily Geismer’s Left Behind, Imbolo Mbue on Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa’s His Name is George Floyd, and Johanna Thomas-Corr on Fiona Snyckers’ Lacuna. Brought to you by […]
In good news for—likely every reader on this website, a company called WordsRated is looking for “Bibliofile-at-large” (i.e. contractors) to… read books for them. For every book you read, they’ll pay you $200. WordsRated is a “non-commercial research organization” whose research team “takes a data-based look at books, literature, and the publishing industry,” such as […]
For writers, ideas are the primal matter. No ideas, no stories. But sometimes trying to figure out how to find your best ideas is like catching butterflies. They flit in; they flit out. If we aren’t paying attention, sometimes we don’t even recognize that they’ve been there. Even when we do stop short in awe […]
Should writers make it a habit to write every day? Is that the secret to success? Is that what distinguishes “real” writers? I used to think so. Often, when someone would ask me for my single recommendation for other writers, my go-to response was to reiterate some form of the advice from Peter de Vries […]
Writing your first story is a special experience. It brings many difficulties and challenges, but it also tends to carry itself (and you) along with a sense of passion, fun, and discovery. When we finish it, we may think, Well, it can only get easier from here, right? But as many sophomore writers can attest, writing […]
The article Marketing Your Children’s Book: 4 Questions to Define Your Target Reader appeared first on The Write Practice. You’ve written a children’s book. Great work! Now, have you thought about marketing your children’s book? Do you wonder if this is even important, or how to do it? One of the most important considerations you, […]
You’ve been thinking about it for months, promising yourself that when it arrives you are finally going to knuckle down and write your manuscript. Then you realize, you have no idea how to prepare to write a book. It doesn’t matter if you visit your favorite coffee shop or have the best book ideas in […]
The article How to Find the Conflict in a Story: Conflict Mapping and Other Writing Tips appeared first on The Write Practice. One of the greatest challenges of writing better stories is knowing exactly which scenes to write. The best scenes focus on the core elements of conflict — which means before you can write […]
The article How to Use Scrivener to Write Scenes That Work appeared first on The Write Practice. Do you want to learn how to use Scrivener? If you’ve ever felt like a scene doesn’t work in your manuscript, you can use elements of a scene and the book writing software Scrivener, a great tool for […]
The article Short Story Submissions: 10 Easy Steps to Go From Writing to Published appeared first on The Write Practice. How do you submit a short story for publication? It’s a lot to think about and I’ve seen more than one writer throw in the towel and say they’re happy to just be writing. To make […]
The article Children’s Book Ideas: 4 Actions to Spark Ideas That Appeal to Kids appeared first on The Write Practice. Do you want to write a children’s book but struggle to come up with great children’s book ideas? You’re not alone in this. All too often do budding writers (or seasoned ones!) sit down to […]
