by Bob | Jul 10, 2019 | On Writing
Perhaps the biggest mistake I made early in my writing career involved titles. I’d never gone to a writing conference or had any classes on publishing. I was living overseas in the Orient, studying martial arts. This was pre-Internet– yes there was a time...
by Bob | Jun 5, 2019 | On Writing
Product, Platform, Promotion. We all rate differently on those three, therefore any writing advice we get has to be factored through our own personal situation. One size does not fit all. I call my book on writing a Toolkit because I don’t believe there are any...
by Bob | May 29, 2019 | On Writing
What’s your favorite book? What do you remember about it that makes it your favorite? Was it the plot? Or was it character? One of mine is Lonesome Dove. Read the first chapter and tell you don’t know who all those characters are by the end of it and want...
by Bob | May 22, 2019 | On Writing
Honestly, this is the hardest topic to discuss or teach. For example, I wrote New York Minute in omniscient, translucent, single character. Right. Got it? What I mean is I wrote in omniscient voice, which is different than third person, but following only one...
by Bob | May 8, 2019 | On Writing
It all starts with an idea. Which is not story. The two are different. Story can change. Idea can’t. Every idea has been done; but not every story. Confused? After three decades writing, over 75 books, and having taught hundreds of workshops, I believe locking...
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