STORY-HOOKS What are story-hooks? And why are they so important? Well, a story-hook is basically an attention-grabbing bit of text in either your story or book blurb. The hook part is an analogy of a fisherman (author) hooking the fish (reader) with a tasty morsel (story-hook) and then reeling (getting the reader to buy) them…
PLOTE OUTLINE: What are the Basic Outlines You Need?
PLOT OUTLINE: What are the basic outlines you need? If you are thinking of writing your first book, it’s hard as a beginner to know how to start, often preventing that first word ever being written. The easiest way to get around this problem is to sketch out a basic plot-outline. Follow the next five…
WRITING BOOKS :What’s holding you back
SO, YOU WANT TO WRITE A BOOK? WHAT’S HOLDIING YOU BACK? So, you’ve daydreamed of writing books, any books, small books and funny books. Well, you’re not alone, many of us have a dream of book writing, but how many of us actually write that book? If we believe the statistics, it appears 82% of us…
AUTHORSHIP: writing book three
AUTHORSHIP What is meant by authorship? I keep seeing the word bandied around and needed to find out exactly in what context it is used. I found this explanation, and I’m going to share it with you. Au·thor·ship (ô′thər-shĭp′) n. 1. The act, fact, or occupation of writing. 2. Source or origin, as of a book or idea. American Heritage® Dictionary of the En Now I’ve established the meaning of…
WRITING MY FIRST BOOK: I just had to write it
WRITING MY FIRST BOOK Part Three of WHY HAD I HAD TO WRITE MY FIRST BOOK. GRACE ROSCOE. Click either PART ONE or PART TWO to read the previous posts. In the previous posts, I mentioned how I found Grace on an Ancestry site when I started researching my family tree. I found her fascinating, especially after hearing whispers…
ROMANCE IN THE EIGHTEEN CENTURY
THE ROMANCE OF GRACE & JOHN Part Two of the story Go to PART ONE – WHY I HAD TO WRITE MY FIRST BOOK – HERE to learn how I found Grace Roscoe, my fifth Great Grandmother. READ THE FIRST TWO CHAPTERS OF GRACE ROSCOE HERE I wrote this story in 2014, set in the 18th…