This section is based on my book, “Silent Danger: A Training Novel” that was released by WCC Press earlier this month. Susie and the My Book Therapy team do an amazing job of explaining craft and the synopsis, so if you’ve ever read their lessons and you think you don’t need this, keep reading. What I’m trying to show here is how a synopsis is about more than summarizing your story. It also gets you in the marketing mindset and helps you start to think of unique angles you can take…………. Excerpted for “Silent Danger” Published by Writing Career Coach Press. Permission for one-time use granted. Synopsis: In a synopsis you have typically between 1-3 pages to do a bunch of things. You have to: • Set up the scene […]
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What is on your must read list? And what will you do with it?
We are all writers and, I’d hazard to guess, voracious readers as well. No doubt you have a tremendous list of novels and books on craft piling up on your nightstand, end table, book shelf… passenger seat of your car… But as writers we get more than entertainment from books, we get lessons. As the Writing Career Coach I also get lessons from business books, marketing lectures and online teachers. This week’s blog is actually an excerpt from my upcoming book, “52 Weeks of Writing Success”. I decided to share this because whenever I work with writers or business owners I find that they are great on ideas, awful on follow through. This is all about helping you with follow through. *** When you’re reading a book, how do you […]
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6 Keys to success in your writing
I love May. It is a BEAUTIFUL time of year in Northwest Ohio. The evenings are still cool but the sun is warm. It is during this time of year that my business picks up, but my desire to work goes down. For those of us living in the north, the beautiful wreathing is counted in days rather than months. It can sometimes be hard to force yourself to sit behind the desk. That is why I wanted to share with you 6 success keys that I’ve used to maintain successful behaviors throughout the year [even when I want to play hookey!] Follow up- Each day follow up with someone or something. In the early days of your writing this may be nothing more than following up with your crit […]
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Reach Back and Reach Forward
I can remember in my early days of writing, not the early ones when I was 12 years old and wrote stories on a typewriter I bought at a garage sale. I mean when I made a full-time go of it in my mid-20s. I felt so alone, so isolated…so weird. With the internet it is much easier for newer writers to find help. We realize that there are others out there who hear voices in their head and have reasonable conversations about murdering characters and destroying relationships. [All in the name of craft] We have an incredible opportunity now to learn from other writers—are you taking advantage of that? “Well, Tiff, I’m reading this blog post, aren’t I?” Yes, you are. But what are you doing with it? What did […]
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