Rob Bignell

Sharpen Manuscript by Using Stronger Verbs

Your manuscript boasts interesting characters, an action-packed plot, and descriptions of fascinating places, and yet the story still feels a bit flat and vanilla. The problem likely is your verb selection. Verbs are the words in your sentences that that show an action (such as “ran”), occurrence (“develop”), or state of being (“exists”). Every sentenceContinue reading “Sharpen Manuscript by Using Stronger Verbs”

Great Writing Quotes by Author Emily Rooks

I’ve always craved that dizzying spell you find yourself under when reading a good story. I wanted to feel the power of creating such stories too. The act of writing is powerful, an opportunity for self-reflection, personal growth, and connection. It’s like good sex. The first story I read entirely on my own, outside ofContinue reading “Great Writing Quotes by Author Emily Rooks”

Great Writing Quotes by Author Marianne Moore

One writes because one has a burning desire to objectify what it is indispensable to one’s happiness to express. A man is a writer if all his words are strung in definite sentence sounds. …baseball is like writing. You can never tell with either how it will go. Writing is an undertaking for the modest.Continue reading “Great Writing Quotes by Author Marianne Moore”

Great Writing Quotes by Poet Billy Marshall Stoneking

What monster sleeps in the deep of your story? You need a monster. Without a monster there is no story. Originality has nothing to do with producing something “new” – it is about seeking the source, the primordial ground from which you draw and have always drawn your being. It comes about when one worksContinue reading “Great Writing Quotes by Poet Billy Marshall Stoneking”

How to Select a Font for Your Children’s Book

A common mistake among aspiring children’s book authors is to go with a font that remind them of childhood. That’s usually not the best approach. Think of it from the perspective of your reader – the child. When children read, they generally do so letter by letter, as they learn to blend sounds and formContinue reading “How to Select a Font for Your Children’s Book”