The Three Mysteries of Arthur Conan Doyle
While making my way through Stephen Fry’s astoundingly good Sherlock Holmes: The Definitive Collection on Audible, I began to notice a pattern in Arthur Conan Doyle’s stories....
Dan Brown Masterclass on Thrillers
I just finished going through the Dan Brown Masterclass on writing thrillers. Lots of good advice for new writers there, and a few little gems for me. ...
Who is Reading YA Books?
I found some interesting reading on Reddit today in a thread from early 2019 that I thought was worth looking at. It’s very challenging to find actual...
Figuring Out What to Write
Some writers have problems deciding on what ideas to use and what to leave on the table. However, the solution is pretty simple- you need to sell...
Another Book Blurb Formula
Found this info in a thread on Royal Road on writing good reader-catching story blurbs by Vincent Archer. I thought it was worth sharing, his original source...
How to Write a Quick Blurb
A “blurb” or “book blurb”- it’s the advertising description that sells your book to the readers. You find it on the back of printed books, or as...
How to Write Light Novels and Webnovels
In Japan, South Korea, and China, they’ve been turning webfiction into anime, TV, movies, comics, mobile games, and profit for the past twenty years. This has made Asian light fiction writers some of the best in the world, and they’ve had twenty years to figure out what works and what doesn’t.
Twenty years, millions of stories – their success secrets are right here in this book.
How to Write Manga
My new book is up! What started as a revision of Write! Shonen Manga turned into an almost complete re-write with lots of new material and approaches....
July 2, 2019
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J. Michael Straczynski on the secret to his writing
Yep. That’s basically it. You need to write until it’s instinctual, and that comes with a whole lot of practice. (Which he’s had, in spades!) Always keep...
Writing Manga: The Three Cycle Plot
Japanese comics, or manga, are written as episodic serials- which means they’re broken down into a series of semi-self contained chapters where each episode represents a piece...
January 12, 2019
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