Quote of the day
“Frankly if you’re writing and you don’t know how the movie ends, you’re writing the wrong beginning. Because to me, the whole point of the beginning is to be somehow poetically opposite the end.”
-Graig Mazin
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Writing
The Efficient Writer: Using Timelines to Organize Story Details | WRITERS HELPING WRITERS®
The Unexpected Twist, and Other Delights, of Writing Mystery | Women Writers, Women’s Books
7 Strategies for Revising Your Novel | WritersDigest.com
Want to Write Romance? Layer Your Scenes for Success | WRITERS HELPING WRITERS®
5 Elements All Urban Fantasy Novels Must Have | WritersDigest.com
Most Common Writing Mistakes, Pt. 58: Too Much Description | Helping Writers Become Authors
An Easy Way to Notch Up Your Scene Conflict | Helping Writers Become Authors
The key to a good query letter: Summarizing through specificity | Nathan Bransford, Author
5 Tips to Writing Secondary Characters That Pop | Live Write Thrive
How to Craft the Perfect Antihero | WritersDigest.com
How to Write Suspense Like Hitchcock | WTD
How to Introduce Characters Memorably: 6 Ways | Now Novel
Best Book Writing Software: How to Plan a Novel Using Excel | The Write Practice
Helpful Points of View Examples from Famous Novels | Now Novel
Setup vs. Set Up: The Truth About Phrasal Verbs | The Write Practice
3 Ways to Add Depth to a Novel | Author, Jody Hedlund
3 Vital Elements of Craft: Subplots, Scenes and POV | Elizabeth Spann Craig
Creating Emotional Depth in Your Characters – by Mary Jane Morgan | Romance University
5 Rules for How to Write a Sequel to Your Book | Helping Writers Become Authors
5 Ways to Start a Story (with Examples) | Now Novel
Dialogue: Say, Say, Say What You Want, Although … | Women Writers, Women’s Books
5 Theme Examples: How to Develop Story Themes | Now Novel
Screenwriting
ALTERNATE ROUTES: Becoming a Produced Screenwriter through Self-Distribution| Script Magazine
Using Conflict to Form Character | Script Magazine
Interview (Video): Tom Ford | Go Into The Story
The not-so-quiet life of a TV writer | Kevin Levin
The RomCom Is NOT Dead (Seriously) | Script Magazine
What I Learned From Judging a Screenplay Competition| Go Into The Story
9 Story Lessons from Beauty and the Beast | LA Screenwriter
Beauty and the Beast Script (1991) | LA Screenwriter
10 Ingredients for Successful Screenwriting: Create a Business Persona | Script Magazine
Hero’s Journey as Psychological Narrative | Go Into The Story
Great Scene: “Collateral” | Go Into The Story
Women Are People, Too: 6 Ways to Write Better Female Characters | Script Magazine
HOW TO WRITE A SCRIPT WITHOUT AN OUTLINE | ScriptShadow
3 Factors for Choosing the Age of Your Main Character | LA Screenwriter
7 Ways Screenwriters Can Naturally Introduce Character Names | ScreenCraft
Reader Question: “What about screenplay page count?” | Go Into The Story
5 Fixes For Boring Scenes! | ScriptShadow
Self-publishing
How to Use BookBub to Get on The Amazon Bestsellers List | The Write Life
A Recipe for a Non-Traditional Marketing Plan | Writer Unboxed
How to Spot, and Avoid, “Pay to Play” Publishing Contracts | Writer Unboxed
The Main Event: How to choose a convention right for you and your brand by Heidi Cullinan | Romance University
Copyrighting Our Books | Elizabeth Spann Craig
Decode Amazon Keywords | Writers In The Storm
How To Compress Images For Websites And Ebooks | Just Publishing Advice
Advertising For Authors With Mark Dawson | The Creative Penn
Improve Book Sales Through Better Descriptions and Keyword Targeting | Jane Friedman
Can Changing Your Book Covers Really Help You Sell More Books? | The Creative Penn
How to Land an Agent for a Self-Published Book | Jane Friedman
The Pros And Cons Of Amazon KDP Select Exclusivity | Just Publishing Advice
ALL self-publishing is a SCAM. It’s “impossible” to earn any money! | Creativindie
The Importance Of Time For Selling Books And Building An Author Career With Bryan Cohen | The Creative Penn
How To Make More Money With Your Books. Joanna Penn Presents At London Book Fair 2017 | The Creative Penn