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Every story has an angle or perspective from which it is told. This perspective is called point of view. Notice how the following scene 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…

“Mere literary talent is common; what is rare is endurance, the continuing desire to work hard at writing.” – Donald Hall “By writing at the instant the very heartbeat of life is caught.” – Walt Whitman “But the ultimate lesson is just sit down and write. That’s all.” – Wole Soyinka “Beware of advice — even…

As developing your story, maintaining a sense of tension is vital. Without dramatic tension – a feeling of uncertainty in the reader about how the main character will solve (or even if he will resolve) the central problem – the story will be flat and vanilla. Creating tension involves controlling the story’s pace. Pace is the…

“There is only one way to defeat the enemy, and that is to write as well as one can. The best argument is an undeniably good book.” – Saul Bellow “If the weak hand, that has recorded this tale, has, by its scenes, beguiled the mourner of one hour of sorrow, or, by its moral, taught him…

If you have a completed manuscript, you actually should to format two ebooks – one for Kindle Direct Publishing and one for Draft2Digital. This actually is less work than it sounds as you can format an ebook that will work for both Kindle and Draft2Digital. Why create an ebook for these two retailers? You’ll want to…