How To Write Shop http://howtowriteshop.loridevoti.com Articles on the craft and business of writing Mon, 10 Dec 2018 17:44:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4.2 https://i1.wp.com/howtowriteshop.loridevoti.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cropped-SQPencilLOGO.jpg?fit=32%2C32 How To Write Shop http://howtowriteshop.loridevoti.com 32 32 146125299 Plotting a Book Made Easy http://howtowriteshop.loridevoti.com/2018/12/plotting-a-book-made-easy/ http://howtowriteshop.loridevoti.com/2018/12/plotting-a-book-made-easy/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2018 17:43:13 +0000 http://howtowriteshop.loridevoti.com/?p=11080 Plotting a book scares a lot of authors. Developing characters and planning a book outline intimidates a lot of writers as well. But, honestly, none of these things are scary. They’re fun. Really. The key to plotting a book, or planning a book outline, if that is how you prefer to think of it, is ... [Read more...]

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]]> http://howtowriteshop.loridevoti.com/2018/12/plotting-a-book-made-easy/feed/ 1 11080 Why Write Fiction? Top Ten Reasons http://howtowriteshop.loridevoti.com/2018/09/why-write-fiction-top-ten-reasons/ http://howtowriteshop.loridevoti.com/2018/09/why-write-fiction-top-ten-reasons/#respond Tue, 04 Sep 2018 13:15:01 +0000 http://howtowriteshop.loridevoti.com/?p=11072 Why write fiction? There are loads of reasons to not start, or to quit, writing fiction. Here are just a few… There are too many people writing, now more than ever. The odds are not in your favor for grabbing an agent or publisher’s attention. You won’t get rich. The work takes years. It’s a ... [Read more...]

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]]> http://howtowriteshop.loridevoti.com/2018/09/why-write-fiction-top-ten-reasons/feed/ 0 11072 How to Write Book Blurbs that Sell http://howtowriteshop.loridevoti.com/2018/08/how-to-write-book-blurbs-that-sell/ http://howtowriteshop.loridevoti.com/2018/08/how-to-write-book-blurbs-that-sell/#respond Thu, 16 Aug 2018 15:47:16 +0000 http://howtowriteshop.loridevoti.com/?p=11061 I know you are here for some great and truly easy to use tips on how to write book blurbs that sell, but first, an admission… I have a degree in advertising. I worked for multiple newspapers helping small business owners develop ads and advertising campaigns. Then I became a traditionally published author and just ... [Read more...]

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]]> http://howtowriteshop.loridevoti.com/2018/08/how-to-write-book-blurbs-that-sell/feed/ 0 11061 Five Steps to Picking the Perfect Book Title http://howtowriteshop.loridevoti.com/2018/07/five-steps-to-picking-the-perfect-book-title/ http://howtowriteshop.loridevoti.com/2018/07/five-steps-to-picking-the-perfect-book-title/#respond Thu, 05 Jul 2018 12:08:33 +0000 http://howtowriteshop.loridevoti.com/?p=11052 One of the biggest challenges I find in writing is picking the perfect title. Book titles, story or essay, doesn’t matter. They’re all difficult. But picking the perfect book title? There’s a lot of pressure on that one. Being a novelist means I like to use many words. A one-to-five word title can throw me ... [Read more...]

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]]> http://howtowriteshop.loridevoti.com/2018/07/five-steps-to-picking-the-perfect-book-title/feed/ 0 11052 Omniscient vs. Third Person Point of View, Which is it? http://howtowriteshop.loridevoti.com/2018/06/omniscient-vs-third-person-point-of-view-which-is-it/ http://howtowriteshop.loridevoti.com/2018/06/omniscient-vs-third-person-point-of-view-which-is-it/#comments Mon, 18 Jun 2018 12:26:07 +0000 http://howtowriteshop.loridevoti.com/?p=11037 Fequently, I have writing students who think they are writing omniscient point of view or think they want to write omniscient point of view. Most often, the point of view they have is really a kind of messed up third person limited or even the much-dreaded head-hopping. So how are you supposed to know when considering ... [Read more...]

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