by Amber Argyle | Sep 21, 2011 | agents, Books, Events, On Writing, Publishing, Question, Writers' Conference
I’ve had a lot of emails lately from people who want to be authors (also from attendees at the writer’s conference I attended this weekend, see below for pics). Here’s my advice: Write three manuscripts–if this sounds daunting, it is. But...
by Amber Argyle | Jan 19, 2011 | Inspiration, On Writing, Publishing, Question
Continued from last week . . . 4. When real world obligations mount, how do you keep your excitement for writing and whatever project you’re working on?Take a break. I’m so tired of the advice, “You must write every day. No matter what.”You...
by Amber Argyle | Jan 11, 2011 | Inspiration, On Writing, Question
I had a writerly acquaintance, Mike Shaffer, ask me a boat load of questions. Hoping the rest of you might benefit, I’ve posted them here. 1. I need help pre-writing and world building. I haven’t figured out a strategy that works. What’s yours?I...
by Amber Argyle | Dec 14, 2010 | Characterization, Inspiration, On Writing, Witch Song
No, not like Edward Cullen sparkle-in-the-sunlight sparkle. I’m talking about how do you take your characters from flat to three dimensional and dynamic?First of all, look at writers who are great at characterization. Stephanie Meyer immediately comes to mind....
by Amber Argyle | Feb 9, 2010 | agents, Books, Contests, Marketing, On Writing, Publishing
Writer’s conferences are a fantastic way to network with authors/agents/editors/fellow writers. I’ve been to numerous conferences. IMO, the best one in Utah is the LDStorymakers Conference (whether you’re LDS or not).They also have a fun contest...
by Amber Argyle | Nov 24, 2009 | Inspiration, On Writing
1. Read a good book.2. Listen to soundtracks or other music that gets you in a creative mood without distracting you(Josh Groban does it for me) .3. Turn off your internal editor . Repeat after me: The first draft is crap. And that’s okay.4. Get enough sleep....
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