62. That’s the number of fables I’ve written so far this year. If you had asked me a year ago what I would be writing in 2018, I never would have guessed it would be this. Yet, I’ve really enjoyed the experience and its getting results. I’m a teacher. I love helping people learn. When…
Author Tips
Tips for entrepreneurial authors.
Mo Willems Only Offers 49% of the Story
Mo Willems only offers 49% of the story. He relies on the audience to create the other 51%. I heard him say this in two separate interviews (The Yarn, CBS This Morning) This is an unnatural inclination for a writer. I have a habit of wanting to bring the full 100% and hit my readers…
How Make Your Characters Active, Not Passive
Your characters must be active, not passive. This is a cardinal rule of writing fiction. I really liked the simple advice that the hosts of the Writing Excuses podcast (episode 13.2) gave (listen here). I’ll summarize and expand, but essentially have your characters: Desire – They must want something. Plan – They must make plans…
How Tim Ferris Connected with Influencers When Nobody Knew Who He Was
How to propel your personal brand with@timferriss Listen to Episode 41 by going to: https://foundr.com/podcast-with-nathan-chan/ A post shared by Young Entrepreneur Magazine (@foundr) on Jul 18, 2018 at 12:42am PDT Tim Ferriss’s short explanation of how he launched his first book is helpful, universal advice for any author and artist. Here is the process he…
Bridge to Terabithia (A Book Review for Writers)
Here are four writing lessons I took away from the bestselling children’s novel, Bridge to Terabithia: Give your characters an immediate motivation. We know what the main character wants on page 1. This is a perfect example of Kurt Vonnegut’s advice to give characters an immediate motivation no matter how insignificant it is. Jesse wants…
