Lemuel Lyes over at History Geek has seen fit to nominate my little blog for the Liebster Award, an award created by Matthew Wright who runs a fantastic blog about publishing, writing tips and general history of New Zealand. Lemuel has a great blog about being a history buff and posts many articles about historical … Continue reading »
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Who Is Talking?: Narrative Voice and the Writer
Plato and Aristotle identified three basic kinds of narrator: 1. The speaker or poet who uses their own voice. 2. The speaker or poet who assumes the voice of another person or persons, speaking in a voice not their own. 3. The speaker or poet who uses a mixture of their own voice and that … Continue reading »
5 Authors With Style Worth Studying
Style is defined as the characteristic manner of expression in prose or verse or how a particular writer phrases things. If we are to become better writers, we must develop our own sense of style. According to the Dictionary of Literary Terms & Theory, “the analysis of style involves examination of a writer’s choice of words, … Continue reading »
“The Write Deal” Publishes E-Books… But With a Catch
Today e-publisher “The Write Deal” announced that it would be launching its self-publishing program entitled “Blue Leaf” later this month which is an editor selected offering of new and unpublished e-book authors. You can read about it here. I see an immediate pro and con of this new program: Pro: Authors who are selected to be … Continue reading »
Top Ten Favorite Books for This Writer
One writer to another, if you want to be a better writer, you must read good books. I suppose you could read only books in your genre (which is recommended) but reading good authors to see what they do with the craft is quite mind-blowing and educational and will help in the long run to … Continue reading »
