My Words can Light the Way for Someone Else on a Dark Path – Inventing Reality’s Newsletter for Dec. 10, 2024

Writing Motivation: My Words can Light the Way for Someone Else on a Dark Path
Even if your book never changes the world – let alone influences other authors in its genre – your writing still can make a difference just by affecting the lives of a few or even of a lone reader. READ MORE

How to Overcome Writer’s Block
There are many reasons people get writer’s block – their mind is preoccupied, the environment they’re writing in isn’t conducive to creating, the idea they’ve come up with isn’t particularly good, a lack of imagination or skill to develop the story, coming to the laptop with no idea to write about, and many more. My new book, Overcoming Writer’s Block, helps you understand the cause of your writer’s block then goes into detail on strategies for overcoming each one. SEE BOOK

Writing Tip: Your Story Isn’t Its Plot or Structure
When discussing fiction, sometimes the terms “story” and “structure” are used interchangeably with “plot.” But a story is not a plot or the story’s structure. While this misuse of terminology may seem trifling, it unfortunately mangles many beginning writers’ conception of what plot is, ultimately harming their manuscripts. READ MORE

Writing Course: Overcoming Writer’s Block
Writer’s block is quite real. There are many reasons people get writer’s block. This course helps you understand the cause of your writer’s block then goes into detail on strategies for overcoming each one. Length of course: 12 lesson readings and quizzes; 2-3 hours. Homework is up to the student. CHECK IT OUT

Self-Publishing Tip: Should You Format Your Book While Writing It?
Formatting when writing to a small degree makes some sense. Many authors want to get a feel for what their book will look like in print. Or perhaps to get a “head start” while waiting for a proofreading to be completed, they start formatting. Almost invariably, though, this actually creates more work. READ MORE

This Week’s Podcast: How to Write Your Story’s Penultimate Scene
In every story, there comes a turning point or an ultimate moment in which the situation has become so intolerable that the main character must take a decisive step and emerge victorious. This scene is known as the climax. LISTEN TO PODCAST

Book Marketing Tip: Try BlueSky for a Saner Social Media Experience
Don’t feel like you’re reaching many people on Xitter (X/Twitter) anymore? Tired of your Xitter feed being filled with mean-spirited political propaganda? Then come over to BlueSky for an invigorating, friendlier experience with fellow writers. The new social media platform works like Xitter used to function before the Russian bots took over and you know who bought it. So far, we’re at 214 million plus users and growing. Yeah, that’s still small compared to Xitter, but with every person who joins BlueSky after leaving Xitter, the larger we grow and the smaller they get (See how that works?). GO TO BLUESKY

Client Spotlight: “I’m Not The Man I Was: But Time Will Tell” by Phillip N. Hancock
A recent editing client of mine, Philip N. Hancock, has published his first novel, I’m Not The Man I Was: But Time Will Tell. Aaron Conroy discovers that he has a slightly altered dream state and an unrealized ability that he will ultimately use to his benefit – he can time travel in his dreams and uses this ability to tweak some problem areas in his past. CHECK IT OUT

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My name is Rob Bignell. I’m an affordable, professional editor who runs Inventing Reality Editing Service, which meets the manuscript needs of both aspiring and published writers and offers a variety of self-publishing services. During the past 15 years, I’ve helped more than 400 novelists and nonfiction authors obtain their publishing dreams at reasonable prices. I’m also the author of a novel, the Storytelling 101 Quick Read series, four children’s books, more than 25 bestselling hiking guidebooks, and even a book of poetry. Several of my short stories in the literary and science fiction genres also have been published.