I love writing historical novels. I love diving into the research of the era. I do crazy things like get dressed in the right attire, and listen to music from the area. It’s so important to get it right. I wanted to quickly give you 5 tips on writing a great historical. It’s all about knowing your Era! Notes: Get books and articles written in the era to understand the lingo, the culture concerns, the political issues. You need to get your head in the mind of your character by diving into that era. Rent movies and read books set in this era! You can’t always rely on other people’s research, but you can get ideas to confirm later on. Read biographies about people set in this time. It’s another […]
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Writing Q & A: Should I have a pen name?
Should you have a pen name? Today’s writing Q & A takes a look at this question and the things to consider when you are choosing your pen name! Won’t load? Try the direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQ0ZtlArtms&feature=youtu.be Want just the MP3 Version? Download it here: Should I have a pen name? Thanks for watching – Subscribe to our channel to get updates! See you next week! Susie May
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Writer Q & A: Should I write a story based on real life, or make it up?
Hello Friends and welcome to our new Monday series – Writer Q & A with Susie May (okay, I thought the rhyme was fun, I admit it). But this year I’m answering the hundreds of questions we get every year at MBT – trying to help you figure out this writing journey. This week’s question is: Should I write a story based on real life…or should I make it up? Great question, and we talk about the difference of Memoirs and Novels in this short video. Hope you enjoy it -and should you have any questions about the writing life, email them to: info@mybooktherapy.com! We’ll do our best to answer them. Would you prefer to listen to this on your MP3? Here you go! Audio Version Have a great writing […]
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The Beauty of Fairy Tales
Happy New Year everyone. Hope you all are recovered from the holidays and back to your routine, back to writing. I’m in the midst of writing my second royal series book, this one about an American girl who discovers she’s a long lost princess. As I’ve been working through the first book and now the second, I realized each one has a fairy tale structure. Susie got jazzed about me blogging on this topic. The fairy tale structure is rich and entertaining. Though like all storytelling, it still requires me to dig in and work the story that is true to the characters. All the great thing we learn here at My Book Therapy on story structure still apply. Even more so in fairytales. The story world. The dark wound […]
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