I’m a regular reader of David Anthony Durham’s blog, and a recent post of his discusses his experience with breaking into the publishing industry. David is a good writer. I’m currently half-way through his latest novel Acacia and am enjoying it. It’s always interesting to hear advice from authors who have been there, to give […]
Noah Lukeman is the President of Lukeman Literary Management Ltd., founded in 1996, and he is the author of the bestselling books The First Five Pages: A Writer’s Guide to Staying Out of the Rejection Pile and The Plot Thickens: 8 Ways to Bring Fiction to Life. He has valuable insight into the world of publishing, […]
Here are a few of my recommendations for books dedicated to writing. Please feel free to share your suggestions as well.
The Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr. - A classic. This is a must-have reference for all writers. A simple and logical approach to the basic prinicples of composition, grammar, word usage, and writing […]
If you’ve never visited Amazon Shorts, you should definitely check it out; there, you can download short literary works digitally for only $.49, and currently, the contest for the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award is going on. The Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award is a contest designed to discover the next big author in fiction, and this […]
I came across this article, written by Leo Babuata, that deals with developing good writing habits. A lot of these are logical ideas you’ve probably already heard, but reinforcing those ideas and putting them into practice is another thing. I think his approach is simple and very do-able; it’s just a matter of focus and self-motivation […]