Archive for June, 2009
What Writer’s Block Really Means
Monday, June 15th, 2009You will so often hear someone say that they are unable to write due to a mysterious phenomena known as writer’s block. Here we will try to decipher the true meaning of the term.
“I have writer’s block and I’m stuck. I can’t get anywhere.” You have certainly heard this said by others and may [...]
The Coraline movie brings the Coraline novel magic to life
Monday, June 15th, 2009The Coraline movie is here! Neil Gaiman’s excellent young reader’s novel Coraline has been transformed into a suitably engrossing film helmed by the highly talented Henry Selick, the man that helmed the 1993 cult classic stop-motion feature film ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’. If anyone was able to bring Gaiman’s odd yarn of Button-eyed people in [...]
Thriller books - Detective and exciting
Monday, June 15th, 2009Deciphering the codes that help to unravel a mystery, revealing the face of the hidden murderer or solving the mystery of the unprecedented theft- The best thriller books are filled with such melodramatic twists and turns that really enthrall the readers. These books are very exciting, because they have all the spicy elements of awe [...]
Beware of Selling Your Rights
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009Normal 0
Most creative writers are so eager to sell their work that they don’t stop to consider what rights they are selling. The word “Rights” indicates how the buyer can use your work. “Rights” is not an indicator of how much you get paid or how you copyright your work.
· First North American Serial Rights, [...]
Controlling the Reader
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009Normal 0
Have you felt your heart pound with fear during horror movies? Were you skittish when the slasher was about to knife a woman in the shower? The writer was controlling you. It isn’t difficult to control your readers in the same way. You can learn to control their heartbeat, and even how fast they [...]
What makes a good novel book?
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009In novels, writer’s job is entertainment, to draw the emotion reactor. The reader is often looking for suspense, action, and to go on a journey they have not been on before, one they will not easily forget. Readers want to get drawn into and experience the story for themselves. They want characters they can relate [...]
