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Articles by Roger Simmons |
121. How To Fictionalize Real People In Your Creative Writing
January 11, 2013
Your characters are the emotional key to your story and the route into your readers imagination. You might have the most perfectly structured, brilliant plot on the planet, but if your characters are flat and lifeless then no-one will want to read it. Bringing your characters to life is essential to...
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122. Learning To Write With All Of Your Senses
January 10, 2013
Writers often forget the importance of capturing all of the senses within a novel. To really make a scene believable the reader needs to be able to experience it as the characters are experiencing it, which means being able to see the same things as them, feel the same things as them, hear the same ...
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123. Which Form Of Fiction Writing To Use?
January 08, 2013
Once you understand the purpose of your writing, you have an opportunity to select that most appropriate form to write. The form includes conventions and styles and these vary greatly between writers. They can also vary between a particular writers works. Since the writer does not have face-to-face...
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124. New Book Idea: Author's Actions Hinge On Research, Chapters, And Writing Joy
January 03, 2013
Two months ago I had a new book idea. The more I thought about it, the better the idea sounded. As the days passed, I became more convinced I would follow-up on this idea and write the book. In fact, I started to explore chapter titles and practice sentences flashed in my mind. "The idea is percola...
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125. Do You Need A Writer?
January 02, 2013
Writing is mostly rewriting and revising. Many writers do a fine job of laying in the story in the first draft but prefer to have a professional put on the finishing touches. That's when you need a writer who has proven his rewriting and polishing abilities. Truth be known, many well known authors ...
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126. Writing Sleuths - Pet Detectives
December 29, 2012
In a recent fiction novel, a neophyte private investigator (PI) grudgingly took on pet cases, from finding an African Helmeted Turtle to looking for her neighbor's nasty-tempered dog. Tracking down these lost pets provided funny subplots, although a writer could also build a more serious story starr...
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127. Organically Conceived Thinking And Writing
December 29, 2012
Not everyone enjoys reading information and reference packed sentences, and if you throw in too many references too quickly, most people that can understand all that you are saying will not enjoy reading it, it makes them think too much. This is rather interesting because the same folks might click ...
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128. Memoir Ghostwriting - How Much Does A Co Writer Cost?
December 27, 2012
Working with a ghostwriter can be a costly venture. Depending on the length you wish for your memoir, it may take months and even years to complete your book. Understandably, people want to know how much ghostwriting will cost. Here are a few considerations for you to ponder over as you assess the c...
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129. Writing - Where Do I Find The Time?
December 26, 2012
Wanting to be a writer may be an easy choice for you. Perhaps you've even got a few ideas at the ready. Where things get sticky is finding the time to write, and more importantly, organizing your time to write. For just as it is easy to declare your writing want, it is easy to procrastinate on...
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130. Transition Sentences - What They Are, And How To Make Them
December 25, 2012
Transition sentences are a little tricky to master, but once you learn the "trick", your problems will be over. First of all - what is a Transition Sentence? It is a sentence that builds a bridge from one paragraph to the other to produce a smooth connecting flow. Transitions are most commonly used...
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