Port of Call

The Daily Port of Call: June 18, 2014

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Photo by Alexander Lvov/bigstockphoto.com

In today’s Daily Port of Call, you’ll find how to write well no matter your genre, add variety to your manuscript, and fix plot and character issues.

Write well, no matter what your genre.

Add variety to your manuscript. “The classic way to find real variety is to imagine more widely and deeply, and to develop the strength and range of the language in which to express that imagining. But if that hasn't happened naturally it's often possible to work quite cold-bloodedly to bump-start your engine by pushing the car.”

Finding the balance in your revision: fix plot and character issues.

Discover the principles of improv and how you can apply them to writing.

Creating the title for your work can be tricky business.

Book your trip! NPR shares its summer reading recommendations for the road.

The Daily Port of Call: June 17, 2014

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Photo by Alexander Lvov/bigstock.com

In today’s Daily Port of Call, you’ll find the eight elements of a gripping tale, how to blog effectively, and how to stay focused.

Keep your readers turning pages with these eight elements of a gripping tale.

How do indie authors find their audience?

Here is a collection of posts on how to blog effectively as an author without taking too much time away from your work in progress.

Stay real and be the person your writing needs you to be.

Discover fifteen questions to ask your beta readers.

Do you have a hard time focusing? Here are suggestions to help you stay on track.

Run through this pre-proofing checklist before turning your manuscript over to an editor.