I've used the comment "listy" before when giving feedback. What I mean by that is, whatever I'm commenting on feels like a list. The most common is the psychical appearance list. "Bob was six feet tall, had brown eyes, and light brown hair. He wore glasses, khakis, loafers, and a green polo shirt." Okay, I … Continue reading The “Listy” Fiction
Tag: indie writers
Writing Rule #3
Read. That's right. You want to write well and sell books? Read. Read in your genre to know what's being done, what's been done, and what hasn't been done in a while. You avoid tropes and stereotypes this way. (While searching for agents to query, I found one agent's profile that specifically said "no spunky … Continue reading Writing Rule #3
Book Blogs, Everywhere
I recently went shopping for blogs to submit my self-published novels to, and boy did I find some wonky looking ones. I found The Indie Review which is a list that any book blogger who reviews self-published books can ask to be added to. I added myself, and then I scrolled through the other bloggers. There are … Continue reading Book Blogs, Everywhere