Recent content by flyfishnevada

I don't take that piece of advice as never do a rewrite. Obviously, some writers just puke words onto a page and then go back and structure and edit them. Others fuss as they write and their first draft is pretty clean. You do what you need to get a clean draft, then edit. I take that...

I agree with a lot of what had been said. Odds of being accepted are long at best. Even if you do get accepted, you'll likely never earn out your advance. There is another way. Self publish. Publishers are beginning to use the indie ranks as the minor leagues. When an Indie author has...

When I wrote my travel guide, it was all scattered notes and drafts. Ug. By the time I had a single draft compiled it was too late to use anything else besides Word. I know a lot of writers that swear by Scrivener. I have downloaded the trial and will buy it. I got to chapter three of my...

How does a writer get "overworked?" Contracts. They promise so many books, they can't keep up and so this stuff happens. It's frustrating actually. How many decent writers are plugging away at their dream novel to see it someday settle comfortably into the high six digit rankings on Amazon...

Congrats. A big step! Since you're reworking some stuff, the cover needs work. Great art and I think just some big, bold, in your face fonts is all it needs. Tie into that green color, but don't over do it. I wouldn't take much to do that artwork justice and really make the cover pop...

Agree! Don't let your original story idea, outline, etc. keep you from exploring new ideas and story lines. Iff you're first draft gets revised during edits, then surely your outline or story ideas can't be perfect. They are a draft of sorts too and subject to revision. Let the story flow...

Exactly! Just because you're in someone's head doesn't mean they have to think about everything in their brain. But they can drop tantalizing hints about the dark secrets they harbor!

That can make for conflict in and of itself as Olan won't know her intentions except by action and words. You can let that play with his emotions, keep him on his toes or even introduce more conflict as he misunderstands her intent. I've used third person omniscient to describe action unseen...

Hi Dan and welcome. I'm new here too and my name is also Dan. I know just what you mean. Good luck!

Seems like you've written yourself into a corner. This is an opportunity. Obviously, I don't know the entire plot and maybe you don't either, even if you think you do. If you want Aileen to befriend the vampires, give her a reason to let them stay. I know sometimes it seems characters write...

First real post! :D Before you do anything, look at other covers in the genre. Content doesn't sell books. It's the cover and the blurb. Readers, even if they can't describe it, know what a professional cover looks like. Big author name, appropriate font for the genre, readable at thumbnail...

I'm Dan and I've been writing for over a year. I've self published dozens of books since last September, include one fantasy novella. I've also got a horror short and a travel guide published. The rest, well I might as well get it out right off the bat, are erotica. I began writing erotica...