North Texas Writers Collective
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As with most topics in writing, you don’t need to know how to fight to write a fight. It helps if you have some knowledge of the subject matter, some familiarity with the practice, but that should always be the framework, not necessarily the focus. My four points that guide a fight scene: How does…
A prized hallmark of the United States is its long tradition and practice of creativity. Many innovative inventions, paintings, books, and medical breakthroughs were created by Americans. One reason for the development of patent and copyright laws is to protect and encourage creative ventures. The US is subject to many international acts of pirating, stealing…
Part 7: Don’t Make Me Come Over There: F*ck AI Content Warning: This post contains a much higher than average number of curse words. I will also try to make this a little shorter than usual. I’m sure you’ll get the point by the end of it. * drags out the soap box, steps up…
Talent, Skill, and Education Here’s the part that you might not want to hear, but it must be said: if your actual words-on-the-page writing is awful, you will not be successful. People might read your book, but you’ll get dragged and trolled for bad writing, and that’s not the kind of “famous” anyone really wants….
Part 5: The Dreaded Marketing, Chapter 2 Before I get into the rest of the marketing stuff, I want to touch on market. When I say, “Get your book to market,” what I mean is to just have it for sale. There are dozens of ways to do this – some great, some not so…