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Do you have copyright questions? Go straight to the horse’s mouth. Copyright.gov has Resources to Answer Questions The US Copyright office tries to make it easy for you to understand the sometimes-complicated issues of copyright in the US. Here are some of the circulars (free pdf downloads about a certain topic).
I finally signed up for Twitter. Follow me at @Fiction Notes. From Archival Medium to Instant Medium: Books to Twitter Why am I finally getting around to Twitter, when it’s been around since March, 2006? Because this week I read an interesting article about the changes currently happening on the net. Google and Bing are [...]
Finishing up the series on plot: We’ve talked about the outline level of plot, plotting with scenes and now we’re at a finer granular level as we talk about pacing of a novel. Pacing Helps Plot Succeed Nick Lowe, in his article, The Well-Tempered Plot Device, criticizes many well-loved fantasy novels because of their use [...]
Take a Reading Day Standard advice: read what you want to write. If you want to write a novel, then read mysteries or thrillers or teen or easy readers or whatever genre you want to write. Last week, I took a reading day and had great fun. I often advise people to read
OK, here’s a question for you. As authors/writers – what iPhone app would you love to have? What data do you wish you could retrieve instantly? If you could have any kind of iPhone app, what would you want? ALSO, what are your favorite apps? What are you addicted to?
What to Write Next? I’ve just wrapped up a few novel project, or else they are cooling down. It’s time to swim around and hope that I find some interesting bait and get hooked on the next novel. In fact, I’m eyeing two bits of bait right now and trying to decide if either will [...]
Doing the character checklist this week, I realized that I hadn’t written much about dialogue. Oh, I have a couple times.
Relaxed, Happy, Confident Snowboarder I’ve been caught up in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics this week. Last night, one of the featured stories was Shaun White, the amazing half-pipe snowboarder. What stands out to me is
Character Checklist PLEASE ReTWEET! See also: 15 Days to a Stronger Character Latest post on Characters: 3 Types of Character Arcs: Choosing the Best for your Novel EXTERNALS Name or Nickname: Does the character’s name evoke something about him or her? Does it resonate in the story? Character Roles and Jobs. Have you fully explored [...]
For several years, we hosted high-school exchange students in our home. The surprising thing was the ongoing friendships that continued for many years. One European family, in particular, have been friends and it’s interesting to see the students finish college and begin careers. The son, especially, has an interesting attitude: he wants to be flexible [...]
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