Add Some Humor to Your Writing
Every novel is different. Just like every writer is different. This tip is a bit difficult to address. I remember my mom always telling me when I would speak at church, "Dustin, you
Stop and Edit or Edit Afterward?
Oddly enough, I had two writers ask me rather similar questions about writing a novel. (Tip on being a writer: get in a writers group—just a little shout-out to mine.) EDITING QUESTION
What Does It Take to Write a Novel?
This answer is pretty simple. In my opinion, writing a novel takes two things: a good story and perseverance. If your story doesn't interest you, then that creates a two-fold problem. One: if
The Not-So-Daunting Task of Novel Writing
When I began my career as a journalist in 2006 at a small, weekly newspaper, I was blessed enough to have a great editor (and soon enough, mentor and friend), Allen Jones, who