Write a Good Hook for Your StoryFew things are as important to novelists as the opening line of their books. Few things are as frustrating. Today, we will take a look at how to write a good hook for your story. How many books have you rejected because the first few lines failed to capture your […]

Word Marker Tips for AuthorsIn this issue, we will discuss floating body parts, details of Amazons’s KDP Print-On-Demand service, and look at the After the Deadline app.Tip #1 (Writing Craft) – Avoid floating body parts in your writing. It’s harder than you think! (Part 3 in the “Out of Body, Out of Mind” series.) Did I […]

Last week, we discussed head-hopping, and the week before, we covered out-of-body experiences. This is the third post in a three-part series.Out of Body, Out of Mind, Part 3: Floating Body Parts“The code is more what you’d call guidelines than actual rules.” —Captain Barbossa, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black PearlDid I […]

Avoid Head-Hopping in Your WritingLast week, we discussed how to avoid what I call out-of-body experiences in your writing. This is the second post in a three-part series.Out of Body, Out of Mind, Part 2: Head-HoppingWhat is Head-Hopping? Head-hopping happens when an author switches POV within a scene, sometimes many times. Many editors believe God engraved, […]