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Sheryl Benko on Her Transition from Screenwriter to Novelist
Sheryl Benko
One of the biggest differences author and film post-production supervisor Sheryl Benko noticed when writing her first book after having written many screenplays, was that a novel required her to describe the characters and setting in more detail. In...
over 5 years ago
Writing Jobs
Screenwriter
Structure, Structure, Structure: How Mastering Story Structure Can Help You Write Faster, Avoid Writer's Block, and Make Your Writing Look Pro
Derek Taylor Kent
What separates good novels from bad? What turns a page-turner into a snoozer? What turns your protagonist from someone readers deeply care about to someone they couldn't care less about? Oftentimes the reason boils down to lack of story structure and...
over 5 years ago
Fiction
Plot Planning
Write Nonfiction Like a Journalist - video
Nina Burleigh
Can journalists write books? Having experience in journalism helps in book writing in many ways. Nina Burleigh, award-winning journalist and author of The New York Times bestselling book The Gift of Fatal Beauty (an Amanda Knox story), shares how her...
over 7 years ago
Nonfiction
Elements
Write Nonfiction Like a Journalist - podcast
Nina Burleigh
Can journalists write books? Having experience in journalism helps in book writing in many ways. Nina Burleigh, award-winning journalist and author of The New York Times bestselling book The Gift of Fatal Beauty (an Amanda Knox story), shares how her...
over 7 years ago
Nonfiction
Elements
Joseph Field Testimonial
Blogging: What's Your Approach - article
Robin Bailes
What should an author blog about? Many are uncomfortable talking about details of an unpublished book for fear it may be stolen, and in a way this is a legitimate fear; theft of an idea is notoriously difficult to prove. On the other hand, although we...
over 7 years ago
Blogging
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How can I improve my craft and become a better writer?
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Question: How can I improve my craft and become a better writer? Answer: Great writing isn’t just about using ideas, words, and sentences to communicate or tell a story; it’s about knowing how to put these and other elements together in a compelling...
over 1 year ago
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