Monthly Archives: December 2016

If your writing feels vanilla, the likely problem with your novel or short story is that it shows rather then tells. Just what does that mean exactly, and how can you fix it? Here are seven great tips for tackling show don’t tell problems in your writing. Click the linked title for the full article:Continue reading “7 Tips To Ensure You Show Not Tell When Writing”

• Never be afraid to write what you believe. If the message speaks the truth, others will fear you. When you’re afraid how others will react to your writing, you’ve allowed them to define you. Should you write only what others find acceptable, you’ve allowed them to control you. You’ve given their values a higher priority thanContinue reading “7 Things Writers Should Know About Theme”

Have another person read a manuscript that you have been working on for some time. Use their advice to revise the piece. ______________ My name is Rob Bignell. I’m an affordable, professional editor who runs Inventing Reality Editing Service, which meets the manuscript needs of writers both new and published. I also offer a variety of self-publishing services.Continue reading “Writing Inspiration: Seek Another’s Advice”

As editing fiction manuscripts across the years, a number of style issues tend to appear over and over in the manuscripts of novice writers. You can make your story more presentable to readers if you address them before publishing. Five style problems to watch for in your story include:• Dialogue – Use quotation marks and other standard punctuationContinue reading “Five style issues to watch for in your story”

“To produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme.” – Herman Melville “Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.” – Benjamin Franklin “Have something to say, and say it as clearly as you can. That is the only secret.” – Matthew Arnold “No one means all he says, and yet very fewContinue reading “Five Great Quotations about Theme”

These two words have been playing cloak-and-dagger with American writers for some time now. But which one is the good guy? Both words come from the verb sneak, which means to move in a stealthy way. Sneak is used in the present tense, as in Sneak up on them from behind! The problem arises when switching to pastContinue reading “Tinker, Tailor, Sneaked vs. Snuck”

No one is born being afraid of telling a story. People learn to distrust themselves. But if they can learn fear, then they also can learn to again trust their creativity and to tell the great tales inside them. Remember: That teachers, editors, family members or even experts have said you never would be a writerContinue reading “Let powerful energy of inner muse guide you”

“If there’s a book you really want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.” – Toni Morrison, novelist “Writing became such a process of discovery that I couldn’t wait to get to work in the morning: I wanted to know what I was going to say.” – Sharon O’Brien, author “TheContinue reading “Five Great Quotations That’ll Inspire You to Write”