Someone Has To Be Last: A Novel Approach

What do you do when you’re as finished with your manuscript as you can possibly be ?

You finished the first and second and third drafts months ago. You submitted the manuscript for two rounds of professional edits. You corrected punctuation and typos, clarified the obscure, and tweaked. 

Then, you had a sudden urge to re-write the first two chapters — all over again. You re-wrote the first two chapters — all over again. You read them, you tweaked them. You replaced them with your original first two chapters.  Continue reading “Someone Has To Be Last: A Novel Approach”

Facts & Figures Behind Getting Your First Novel Published: One Author’s Story

When Gregory Renz retired from firefighting ten years ago in July 2008, he had no clue how to write fiction. But he sure could tell a good story. When he saw the effect his stories had on an audience, he decided to put his storytelling on the page. Continue reading “Facts & Figures Behind Getting Your First Novel Published: One Author’s Story”

How One Writer (Finally) Found A Publisher for His First Novel

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So You Want To Write A Thriller? Watch Dan Brown in MasterClass: Here’s Why

Would you watch an online class if bestselling Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown was teaching how to write a thriller? If you’re trying to write one, my bet is you’d sign up pronto. I did. Yes, I did — even though you’d think I should have some idea of how to write one by now. After all, I’m just two weeks away from submitting a revised manuscript for Book3 to my editor. Continue reading “So You Want To Write A Thriller? Watch Dan Brown in MasterClass: Here’s Why”

Still Struggling With Your Spec Screenplay? Stop Right Now.

If you are working on — or worse, thinking about starting work on — a spec screenplay, stop right now. Continue reading “Still Struggling With Your Spec Screenplay? Stop Right Now.”