A Whopping Wad of Winning Words
The world is chock-full of words . By most accounts, the English language contains well over a million words when slang, technical terms,...
Author Newsletter – Meh or Hell Yeah?
According to Wikipedia, “a newsletter is a printed or electronic report containing news concerning the activities of a business or an...
Mood Boards For Authors
Wordy has authored an article on vision boards and boxes which are basically creations made to inspire and substantiate future goals. By...
Open the Publishing Door in 2024
Everyone makes resolutions ahead of the coming year. You’ve got your standard weight loss and exercise resolutions that usually fail a...
You Had Me At Hello 2.0
In a previous Wordy article, You Had Me at Hello, the important topic of opening lines was discussed. The first sentence of any novel...
Let's Draft a Short Story
A short story, though not exactly the same as s full-length book, is a pared-down version of a novel. It is a complete story with a fully...
Sensational Scenes
Premise and plot are important. Building strong characters with unique quirks, interesting traits, and appearance beyond mundane and...
Character Flaws
Character flaws are shortcomings or weaknesses that limit the protagonist or others in some way. We all have imperfections and quirks...
Kill Your Darlings
Full Disclosure, this article is headed to the dark side. You’re writing your little heart out, banging out chapter after chapter with...
Craft An Amazing Book
We all have a story to tell, but do you have a book smacking you upside the head, begging to get out? Well, my darlings, you’ve landed on...
Show Don't Tell
The concept of SHOW DON’T TELL is a must-have for anyone writing a book. But what exactly does this mean? It sounds simple yet it remains...
Catch an Agent and Reel Them In
It’s a difficult task to ascertain exactly what literary agents are looking for at any given time, in terms of precise story premise and...
Crucial Elements of Sentence Structure
Drafting excellent and succinct sentences for a fiction novel takes some practice. Though a sentence may appear grammatically correct,...
Give Up The Good ~ Go For The Great
"Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great." This quote by John D. Rockefeller is a poignant one for aspiring authors....
Blueprint For Aspiring Authors
TEN IMPORTANT SUGGESTIONS FOR YOUR WRITING WHEELHOUSE There are many tricks and must-haves in every writer’s arsenal. I’ve compiled ten...
