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How to Write a Book

Guest posts by a selection of established and upcoming authors on how to write a book.

Chewing on a Critique

Everyone who writes wants to be told how wonderful they are. There are few things that inspire a giddy elation…

The 'one percenters' can mean a lot of things, especially to a self publishing author. It can relate to quality…

I have come to learn that the best way to get a publisher's attention is to start your story off with a bang. It…

Whenever possible, the author will not have scenes or situations explained by characters. No, that would be bad!…

jeridel Sep 16, 2013 0

Writing Technique and Style - Advice from Experienced and Successful Authors

There's almost nobody alive who hasn't enjoyed curling up with a good detective book or other "whodunit." And there…

Do you love to read? Have you ever thought about the amount of research the writer of your favourite book did to…

By its very nature, this is a heavily subjective viewpoint, and it represents my views, no one else's. I use my own…

For the past several years I have been reviewing books for my own site, Bookpleasures.com, as well as many other…

I imagined myself like John Grisham, Stephen King, Patricia Cornwell, and other authors who'd been obscenely…