Are YOU Writing?
If you’re a writer, you should be writing. Point. Blank. Period. And I’m one to talk because I’m a writer who is NOT writing, but I know I SHOULD BE writing, and that knowledge riddles me with guilt.
Part 5 (of 5) of Book to Screen @ APOOO Bookclub
In the last part of the five-part series, Book to Screen, I offer information on where to find agents, contests, production companies, and more for your screenplay. Big thank you to those who have e-mailed about the series, have learned from it, and are actually interested in now turning their books into possible screenplays! To […]
“Thinking Structurally” ~ Part 3 of 5-Part Book to Screen Series
In the first two parts of the five-part series, Book to Screen, I offered advice on books and software to help you on the scriptwriting journey, and then I talked about seeing your book as a visual story. In this next part, I talk about “Thinking Structurally”–and by this I mean looking at your book, […]
Book to Screen 1: Some Basic To-Haves & To-Dos
Becoming a Lifelong Learner of the Craft of Writing By author, editor, educator Shonell Bacon aka ChickLitGurrl™ The Write Life for You is a series of articles on the writing craft. Past articles have focused on building character, developing a solid plot, and editing a screenplay. In the last article of 2010, I kickstart a […]
Two Tips to Spark Your Writing ~ Latest The Write Life for You Article
Becoming a Lifelong Learner of the Craft of Writing By author, editor, educator Shonell Bacon aka ChickLitGurrl™ The Write Life for You is a series of articles on the writing craft. Since 2008, I have written articles focused on building character, developing a solid plot, and harnessing a writing style–to name a few. November’s article […]
Writing the Short Short Story ~ Latest The Write Life for You Article
Becoming a Lifelong Learner of the Craft of Writing By author, editor, educator Shonell Bacon aka ChickLitGurrl™ The Write Life for You is a series of articles on the writing craft. Since 2008, I have written articles focused on building character, developing a solid plot, and harnessing a writing style–to name a few. For October’s […]
Writing Your Synopsis ~ Latest The Write Life for You Article
One of the biggest things writers moan about, at least to me they do, is the synopsis. They absolutely hate to write it. How am I supposed to take my 90,000-word manuscript and condense it to a few mere pages? With a lot of rewriting and revising, that’s how. To read my latest The Write […]