I happened to come across this article about short stories: that seemed to have quite a following. Does writing short story really differs from longer ones when it comes to choosing the words? Should words in a short story really summarize better a meaning that you’d describe with longer sentences in a long story? No, […]
Once you finish writing your story, before sending it to your beta-readers or your editor (BTW, also before actually publishing it!) you should remember to do at least one consistency check. What’s consistency about? Is what you wrote consistent through the different scenes/chapters of your book? If not, that could confuse or mislead your reader. […]
You imagined it, you wrote it, you edited it, you published it. Now it’s time to sell it! Planning a Marketing Strategy And a part of your job as an indie, self-published author is planning a marketing strategy to do it. For the actual launch of a new book you need a specific strategy, but […]
I wrote a little about motivation, a couple of days ago, but that is a topic that itself could cover (and actually does!) hundreds of books. And I have something to add, at least regarding my own experience. Leaving a Legacy I wrote about my “Leaving a Legacy” motivation. This all starts from the way […]
If you want to become an Author all you have to do is one, little thing: write. Yes, I said it already, I’m not joking. But if you want to become a Professional Author there’s a little more to that, though. It means lot of dedication; it means days and nights spent writing even when […]
It may be strange, but it’s a question I’ve been thinking of a lot, in the past days. What do I write? I need to understand, clearly, what I write about. Otherwise there is no way I can reach the readers’ heart. I write fiction, erotic fiction, that’s for sure. I write erotica, usually contemporary […]
What follows is a very interesting article that made me think about the way I cope with the feeling of uneasiness, the feeling of powerlessness, the feeling of not being able to reach the quality I want, when I write. How to rewire your brain for better writing I’m a perfectionist, I have always been. […]
If you want to become an Author all you have to do is one, little thing: write. Easier said than done, right? So, let’s see what I do to try to keep my creative muse alive even in those days I’m not really in the mood to write (or in those days everything I write […]