Author Archives: Rob Bignell

Good stories center on the clashing of characters’ goals and motivations. Sometimes a character’s goals and motivations center around finding his identity. Here are four writing prompts for stories that involve the motivation of finding one’s identity. Man vs. natureYour main character is stuck in a perilous environment in which he comes to question all heContinue reading “Four Writing Prompts: Finding Identity”

Ever see words so mixed up that you wanted to pinch your nose shut? That happens with me whenever I see these two words confused. “Breathe” is to inhale and exhale, as in “We must breathe oxygen to stay alive.” “Breath” is a solitary moment of inhaling or exhaling or the actual air that is inhaled/exhaled,Continue reading “Don’t Stink Up Your Writing: Breathe vs. Breath”

Every story has an angle or perspective from which it is told. This perspective is called point of view. Notice how the following passage is from an outsider’s perspective, as if the narrator were looking down upon the action from a viewpoint that is able to see all: Even before the sun rose, Evod and Nevar preparedContinue reading “What is Point of View in a Story?”

______________ 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. During the past 15 years, I’ve helped more than 400 novelists and nonfiction authors obtain their publishing dreams at reasonable prices.Continue reading ““If there’s a book you really want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.” – Toni Morrison”

Sita from the Bay Area recently wrote asking for tips about how the finish her novel. She’s about three-quarters the way through it. Her problem is not uncommon among writers. Many writers have unfinished novels and short stories sitting on their hard drives or as printouts in a desk drawer. Often coming up with a storyContinue reading “How to Finally Finish that Book You’re Writing”

As writers, we often limit our thinking of press coverage to what we read – newspapers, magazines, online reviews. But broadcast mediums such as radio interviews also are an excellent way to promote your book. While radio may not have a large audience compared to print or online mediums, it does have a very targeted audience:Continue reading “Promote Your Book with Radio Interviews”