by Novelty Revisions Everyone writes, often because they have to. If you’ve fallen in love with writing for pleasure, it’s easy to forget you don’t have to stick to one medium to do it. Just because you spend most of your writing time weaving together short stories doesn’t mean you can’t try your […]

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on Writing Forward: The terms story and narrative can be used interchangeably, meaning a sequence of events, real or fictional, that are conveyed through any medium ranging from prose to film. However, when we talk about narrative, we’re often referring to the structural nature or presentation of a story, the manner in which it’s told. […]

via Narrative Point of View in Storytelling – by Melissa Donovan… — Chris The Story Reading Ape’s Blog

on Publishing .. and Other Forms of Insanity: February is a short month, but it packs a punch. This month there are more than four dozen contests calling for every genre and form, from poetry, to creative nonfiction, to completed novels. Prizes range from $100,000 to publication. None charge entry fees. Continue reading HERE

via 51 Writing Contests in February 2020 – No entry fees – by Erica Verrillo… — Chris The Story Reading Ape’s Blog

Do you know the pros and cons of blogging? 11 advantages of blogs and 2 disadvantages of blogs are explained.

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Of all the learned professions, literature is the most poorly paid. —Dr. Edward Eggleston, 1890 Lately, I have taken to answer publishing-related questions on Quora. Yesterday, I came across someone who asked, What percentage of novelists earn a living wage (i.e. $40,000-$50,000 a year)? After a little research, I came across some data that I […]

via What Percentage of Novelists Earn a Living Wage? — Nicholas C. Rossis

Almost every step of the writing process has elements that can mess with your head. There are the characters that won’t stop talking when you’re writing. The endless editing that has you correcting words in your sleep. Writing queries or a one-page synopsis (one page!) and dealing with generic rejections that give no clue about […]

via How To Keep Yourself Sane When Self-Publishing — K.M. Allan

Dusty Old Thing recently published an article by Rose Heichelbech about The Fierce Female Librarians Who Delivered Books On Horseback During The Great Depression. While everyone’s heard of the Pony Express, this is a rarely-told story. If like me, you’d never heard it, here you are! The New Deal’s Book Women In the middle of the […]

via The Female Librarians Who Delivered Books On Horseback — Nicholas C. Rossis

3. You don’t have to write a novel in a day. Take things one step at a time — slow progress is still progress.

via 12 Quick Writing Tips for Beginners (and Anyone Returning From a Long Break) — Novelty Revisions

6. Keep a journal — and keep it casual.

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