If you ask a hundred bookworms to identify the most essential ingredient for a must read book, there’s almost no chance you would get unanimous agreement. All readers have differing sentiments that affect what they want and enjoy most in a work of fiction. For many readers there will be one specific box that... Continue Reading →
Evaluating The Two Most Commonly Given Writing Tips
There are two pieces of writing advice I can guarantee that every aspiring author has received numerous times while pursuing their writing ambitions. The first advice is “read a lot,” and the second is “write a lot.” Both are simple, straightforward tips that likely seem so obvious you might wonder why anyone would find... Continue Reading →
You Don’t Have To Hang Yourself With Tropes
The term trope has a number of definitions, but for the purposes of this post it refers to a theme, convention or plot device that readers have come to expect in a work of fiction. In this context, tropes are prone to becoming clichés, and any literary genre you can think of has them.... Continue Reading →
How Do I Deal With Writer’s Block?
It’s been quite some time since I’ve had the opportunity to update my blog, and it’s likely to be a while before I can get back to blogging on anything like a regular basis. Until then, I’ve decided I may as well salvage some of the previously posted content from my old lonelyboy1977 blog,... Continue Reading →