Jan 20, 2008 Posted by mike

Unblocking the Writer

by Dr Bob Rich It’s every writer’s dread. You have a concept, go to write it down — and nothing comes. Or you are in the middle of a great story, and the flow dries up. The more you work at it, the worse the blockage. There are several potential causes for writer’s block, and several remedies you can try. When I was writing the second book of my trilogy The Travels of First... read more

Jan 20, 2008 Posted by mike

Formatting a Manuscript

provided by The Fiction Forum You know the story you have written is so engaging an editor will jump at the chance to buy it. So why should you worry about the format of your manuscript? If your manuscript is not properly formatted, chances are the editor won’t even read the first line of your story. Let’s begin with the obvious. Editors are very busy people. They spend countless hours on... read more