by Martina Boone | Jun 20, 2017 | Imported from AYAP
I had the privilege of giving a workshop down in Tampa this past weekend, speaking about what genuinely has to go into the first five pages of a novel. After having been a founder and mentor of the First Five Pages workshop these past six years, I’ve seen a lot...
by Lindsey Hodder | Jul 19, 2015 | Imported from AYAP
Beginning a novel is difficult: often we, as writers, will get hit with a brilliantly shiny new idea that just can’t wait. Then one of two things happen. Either it truly was a magical idea and the story simply pours out. Most of the time, however, we founder,... by Jan Lewis | May 29, 2014 | Imported from AYAP
Sit down, and put down everything that comes into your head and then you’re a writer. But an author is one who can judge his own stuff’s worth, without pity, and destroy most of it. ~Colette Building a Better Novel Premise Last week while...
by Martina Boone | Oct 9, 2012 | Imported from AYAP
Photo by Kokeshi Ever struggle with how to right a book that’s gone wrong? Is the first or eighth draft of your novel still not right but you can’t find the problem? More than likely, it’s your premise! I’ve been revisiting my stash of books on...
by Martina Boone | Feb 7, 2012 | Imported from AYAP
There was a movie on USA the other day, THE CONDEMNED (2007) starring Steve Austin, Vinnie Jones, Nathan Jones, Robert Mammone: “A fight to the death against nine other condemned killers from all corners of the world, with freedom going to the sole...
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