P. Barrera2 days ago3 minCan I Write Novels Even if I Haven’t Had an Interesting Life?by Larry Kahaner (originally posted on ryanlanz.com) I came across a blog from Guy Portman titled “10 Famous Authors’ Day Jobs” in which ...
P. Barrera4 days ago4 minHow To Pick an Agent (and Live Happily Ever After)Ask agents offering you representation for at least three client references. Contact them.
P. Barrera6 days ago4 min5 Things You Learn from Writing “Bad” BooksEvery author has a “bad” book to their name.
P. BarreraSep 133 minSeparating Yourself From Your CharactersI expect most people, whether they agree with it or not, are familiar with the Myers-Briggs personality classification system which divides
P. BarreraSep 113 minThe Puzzling Prologue ProblemGo ahead, Google something along the lines of prologues in novels. I’ll wait.
P. BarreraSep 74 minHow Pitching a Novel is Like Being in the Secret Serviceby J.J. Hensley For seven years, I had the pleasure of being a Special Agent with the United States Secret Service. During that time, I
P. BarreraSep 54 minThe Complications of World Building For an Authorby Doug Lewars (originally posted on ryanlanz.com) I enjoy writing in the Fantasy genre and World Building is a part of that. It may or ma
P. BarreraSep 23 min3 Ways Keeping a Journal Makes You a Better WriterEveryone writes, often because they have to. If you’ve fallen in love with writing for pleasure, it’s easy to forget you don’t have to stick
P. BarreraAug 263 minWhy Writers Should Review Booksby ARHuelsenbeck If you are a reader, you should write book reviews. It will help you remember the books you’ve read, and whether they
P. BarreraAug 255 minThe Freedom to Write Whatever, Wherever is What You Needby Laura Peters Writing is more than just a passion for some people. For them, it is their career, it is their whole life, and it is som
P. BarreraAug 233 minHow Writers are Actually Actorsby Ryan Lanz “As a writer, I am just an actor in a play, telling a story that needs to be told.” -Rita Webb I hate memorizing lines
P. BarreraAug 212 minCreating Your Writer’s Manifestoby ARHuelsenbeck What is a manifesto? When I read about writing, one term that often comes up is the writer’s manifesto. That word send
P. BarreraAug 184 minThe 6 Things I Learned After Publishing My First BookSigning with a traditional publisher is worth the time and sweat it takes to be accepted.
P. BarreraAug 175 min5 Reasons Why Failure is Better Than SuccessWhen I was younger I was absolutely terrified of failure. A lot of times I wouldn’t even try to get out and do things because I didn’t want
P. BarreraAug 144 minMy Top 5 Tips For Launching a Writing CareerEveryone wants to be a writer. Not just any kind of writer, either. A successful writer. Everyone wants their name on the New York Times bes
P. BarreraAug 123 min3 Ways Keeping a Journal Makes You a Better WriterEveryone writes, often because they have to. If you’ve fallen in love with writing for pleasure, it’s easy to forget you don’t have to stick
P. BarreraAug 114 minHow to Write Immersive FictionOne of the most interesting, albeit difficult things a writer can do is create a story that allows a reader to actually experience what the
P. BarreraAug 92 minRevision: Making a Mess Less ComplicatedThere’s a lot you can fix in a first draft. It’s why they’re first drafts. You can focus on character, world building, plot, inner cohesion,
P. BarreraAug 64 minHow Do You Take Criticism?An author can’t get away from criticism, no matter the level of talent. How do you cope with it? And is there a way for it to be beneficial
P. BarreraAug 43 minHow to Construct Gripping Fight ScenesLike a lot of my how to pieces here, this one came from my own developing of a fight scene. I used to be really good at writing them as a te
