If you're feeling stuck, or can't quite get the plot or story right, you may want to brainstorm your way out of your block. A paper posted at the University of North Carolina website gives students brainstorming ideas for writing term papers, but the principles apply to fiction writers as well.
From looking at similes to clustering/mapping/webbing to free writing, there are a number of great brainstorming topics outlined in this paper. www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/brainstorming.html
This article was posted in the July 20 issue of OnceWritten.com's Writing Sparks newsletter.
Friday, July 20, 2007
Friday, July 06, 2007
Covering Covers
In this week's "Promote Your Book" tip, we talk about the importance of a good looking cover design.
Good design can be a tricky thing. People can react very differently to the same images. Bad design, however, is usually pretty easy to pick out. A forum at http://covers.fwis.com/ posts a variety of covers that are considered "good-looking" or at least visually noticeable covers, and then lets users make comments as to whether they agree or not.
This article was posted in the July 6 issue of OnceWritten.com's Writing Sparks newsletter.
Good design can be a tricky thing. People can react very differently to the same images. Bad design, however, is usually pretty easy to pick out. A forum at http://covers.fwis.com/ posts a variety of covers that are considered "good-looking" or at least visually noticeable covers, and then lets users make comments as to whether they agree or not.
This article was posted in the July 6 issue of OnceWritten.com's Writing Sparks newsletter.
Sunday, July 01, 2007
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