When Life Changes Without Warning
Image by Thomas from Pixabay Why I Switched My NaNoWriMo Focus the Week Before Last November, I planned to write a short, cozy garden mystery for NaNoWriMo. Dutifully, as a plantser (hybrid planner…
5 Things to Consider Before You Write Your Memoir
How about writing it as a novel? image created by Lynne Collier in Canva Pro Creative nonfiction is a factual narrative presented as a story to entertain the reader. Five things…
Launch Your New Book With Style
Tips for a fabulous book launch party! Launching a new book can be exciting and a little daunting. You may wonder how to get readers' attention and stir some interest…
How to Write a Compelling Short Story
Photo by Niklas Hamann on Unsplash I’ve been writing for a few years and tried many forms of writing, including a novel and a book of poetry. But I’ve learned…
I Didn’t Know What I Didn’t Know
How my writing career was all wrong and what I’m doing about it Photo by Anton Darius on Unsplash I’ve been busy taking an author marketing course for the past…
10 Proven Ways To Promote Your Book For Free
How to market your book as an independent author Photo by freddie marriage on Unsplash I researched this subject because I have a new book coming out soon, a second…
6 Key Components of a Logline
What to Consider When Writing Your Logline or Premise Think about these six aspects before you begin writing your story. Your book's success depends largely on having a clear idea…
National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)
Writing a Skeletal Plot
Writing a Skeletal Plot for a NaNoWriMo Novel - by Benjamin Collier November is approaching faster than I thought! I had listed the last half of October as my time…
What If?
Every work of fiction is a ‘What If’. With Science Fiction the What If is more obvious. “What if we had the ability to travel back in time?” “What if…
How a Fantasy Writer Creates Characters in Soulcalibur 6 – by Benjamin T. Collier
A collection of custom characters I designed using the Creation mode in Soulcalibur 6. As a fiction writer the Soulcalibur franchise has proven to be a useful tool for visualizing my…