There are many different aspects of writing and publishing a nonfiction book. In addition, the writing and publishing process for nonfiction books is different from fiction in many ways. However, today, we will be focusing on one aspect of nonfiction book – writing, and we will not be looking at the publishing process, even though it does merit attention by itself. Before you … [Read more...] about How Not to Write a Nonfiction Book
Writing & Editing
How Not to Write a Male Protagonist
Protagonists have a key role in a story. They need to drive the story forward, they need to be active instead of reactive and they should be many other things to satisfy the needs of a story. Male protagonists appear deceptively easy to write and because of that, many times the protagonist’s characterization suffers as a result. It is also easy to assume that female writers … [Read more...] about How Not to Write a Male Protagonist
How to Write the Perfect Female Antagonist
Well, for starters, you could stop thinking of her as female first, antagonist second. It should be the other way around. Or, you could simply think of her as the antagonist, regardless of gender. If you were to create a male antagonist, how would you go for it? Could you use the same techniques if you are creating a female antagonist? The answer would be both yes and no. It … [Read more...] about How to Write the Perfect Female Antagonist
Sareeta Domingo’s Top 5 Writing Tips
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. Sareeta Domingo's romantic novel, The Nearness of You, was published earlier this year. 1. Force yourself to carve out an unshakeable routine (or as unshakeable as you can make it), and ruthlessly say to yourself and those … [Read more...] about Sareeta Domingo’s Top 5 Writing Tips
Cesca’s Tips for NaNoWriMo
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. Feature by Cesca Major Nanowrimo. I've never actually hit 50k in a month but I always join in. I think it's a fabulous excuse to write lots and quickly. A good motivating month to remember lots of others are out … [Read more...] about Cesca’s Tips for NaNoWriMo