Every author has to decide on how to present their name when publishing work… Do you go for the straight first name followed by last name format? Or first initial followed by last name? How do you present any middle names? Should you reverse your names for impact as a pen name, or even discardContinue reading “Choosing how to format your author name…”
Category Archives: For authors
Change of style for showing inner thoughts in my writing…
‘PAIN’ – noun: that terrible feeling you get when you decide to abandon the method you were taught about 40 years ago for formatting inner voice in fiction! I’ve just made the choice to adopt one of the modern styles: no quote marks, italicised text with a tag. Heck – this means I’ve now gotContinue reading “Change of style for showing inner thoughts in my writing…”
Approaches to writing Effectively and Efficiently…
In my latest vlog I talk about how to write Efficiently and Effectively using a combination of: – Plotting (not “pantsing’) – Mind-mapping in “FreeMind” – The 7-Point Story Structure – A writing tool like yWriter5 – Dictating a first draft using the “Dictanote” Chrome app – Editing with SmartEdit, Hemingway and editMinion Take aContinue reading “Approaches to writing Effectively and Efficiently…”
MS Word – text to speech…
A productivity/editing tip – did you know that recent versions of MS Word have the ability to read your text back to you? I am finding that an excellent way to catch missing words, repeated words, gender mistakes as I edit etc. It also has the huge benefit of helping to catch plain boring bitsContinue reading “MS Word – text to speech…”
Sci-FI author Ray Bradbury talking about love…
I just stumbled upon this wonderful quote about love from legendary sc-fi author Ray Bradbury… “The only thing you’re ever going to own in your life is your work… we belong only by doing, and we owned [things] only by doing, and we loved only by doing… if you want an interpretation of life andContinue reading “Sci-FI author Ray Bradbury talking about love…”
Using a digital voice recorder and YouTube to automatically convert your spoken word into text…
My latest author vlog is now up on my YouTube channel – today I explain how you can use a digital voice recorder and YouTube to automatically convert your spoken word into text – take a look at https://youtu.be/DZnVoV3Qt0c The DVR I’m using is a Sony ICD PX370. The lavalier lapel mic is an unbrandedContinue reading “Using a digital voice recorder and YouTube to automatically convert your spoken word into text…”
The 10 Rules of Writing Large Casts of Characters…
I’ve just read a good article about “The 10 Rules of Writing Large Casts of Characters” by K.M. Weiland on https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/large-casts-of-characters/ This always seems to trip me up and I found this to be a helpful summary of some things to think about – it’s worth taking a look at… #authorlee #amwriting
How Book Bloggers Boost Sales for Indie Authors – from shaylaraquel.com
Like many (ie most) indie authors I find book marketing to be a painful, arcane art that is full of hard work, confusion and disappointments. That just drives me to try harder and fortunately the internet is full of good advice, like… … this helpful blog article from Shayla Raquel (@shaylaleeraquel) about “How Book BloggersContinue reading “How Book Bloggers Boost Sales for Indie Authors – from shaylaraquel.com”
Next vlog about the writing of the Brexit Conspiracy-Thrillers is now on YouTube…
In my latest video blog I give an update on how I planned & prepared to write my new series of Brexit Conspiracy-Thrillers, and show some of the software that I now use. The vlog is on my YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/NQ4My7eXwN4 The tools I show include: FreeMind – mind mapping software MS Word &Continue reading “Next vlog about the writing of the Brexit Conspiracy-Thrillers is now on YouTube…”
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