Unique Characters

Creating unique characters is a really good thing for a writer to do. We all know that. Those characters are often what make us fall in love with a series. This is proven in books like Artemis Fowl (where a 12-year-old criminal mastermind was a character people loved to watch) and Percy Jackson (where a demi-god with some small disorders, a simple wit, [...]

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Advice to fellow authors: 8

Backtracking in a story is dangerous for me, but is also fairly frequently required. As I get further into a book, I often realize I left something important out. Let’s say I am in chapter 11 when I realize that I forgot something in chapter 3. While I could go back and fill in the [...]

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Rest, Writing, and Coffee

I almost decided to leave my vacation and go home early today. I have been having nothing but fun (and that nothing includes sleep), but I was so exhausted. Last night’s eleven hour rest marathon caught me up on much of the sleep that was lacking, so I gratefully decided to stay. With my homework [...]

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The last few chapters

Fellow Writers, I implore you, pay attention to your last few chapters. Writers, we tend to see the finish line before us. We know we have fifteen or twenty more pages to write and then we can add a new name to our list of completed books or finally say we have written a book. We [...]

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FAQs 7

Question: How does copyrighting work? Answer: We touched briefly on this in FAQ 6, but I wanted to give you a little more information. It is always better to go through the US copyright website and safeguard your work. It can cost as little as $35 to copyright a book and takes less than an [...]

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FAQs 6

Questions: I want to follow the rules of publishing. What do I need to know? Answer: Good question! Publishing can be an industry that is difficult to learn. We have our own rules, piles of them. Even if you don’t ignore them, we might ignore you. And if you do ignore them, we will most [...]

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FAQs 5

Question: I want to write a book and I have a story idea, but where do I start? Answer: Starting books is really easy for some people. It is finishing them that is the trouble. For other authors the reverse is true. Starting seems impossible, but once you get going you can’t stop. Don’t be [...]

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FAQs 4

FAQs 4: On co-publishing… So you’re a writer. You recently discovered a passion for words and you want to share those words with the world. You are even willing to invest money and labor into this, if only so someone hears your voice. I have taken on the role of a consultant to these early [...]

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FAQs 3: Names

FAQ #3: How did you come up with the names for your characters and books? I hear this question a lot. Naming characters is sort of like naming infants. You have the same pressure of a life-time commitment to a name that everyone who meets your kid is going to hear. If you pick something [...]

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Editting help and a blog you should read

http://aurora-pub.com/blog-becoming-a-ready-writer.htm Check out the above site for tips on writing, and check out the business for help with editting!  

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