Essay #3! Rituals, Methods and Blueprints – Chapter 29 of The Complete Handbook of Novel Writing Rituals and Methods Hello again, fellow word floggers! It’s time for another essay on The Complete Handbook of Novel Writing, by the editors of Writer’s Digest. Let’s hear from James Jones first, where he posts a personal tidbit in…
A true blue reader falls in love with the book they want to read. Here’s how I fell in love with The Complete Handbook of Novel Writing, by the Editors of Writer’s Digest. Essay #2 – Buying the Book Hello again, my lovelies. I’ve received such a great response for posting my first Essay on…
(A self-help book published by the editors of Writer’s Digest.) “Always begin with your protagonist. Establish time and place, and announce the stakes.”— N. M. Kelby, self-help author of The Constant Art of Being a Writer “Sometimes one can overanalyze. If you preordain, you stifle yourself. Have a general idea, and let the rest come naturally,…