It's Friday the 13th. What Have I Done?
Recently, I decided to make some changes to one of my novels. The novel I wanted to change was written in the 3rd person perspective. I...
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Is Backstory Killing Your Novel?
Recently, I opened a new word processing file labeled "Backstory", and began removing everything I had written for The Brothers...
5 Things Every Blogger Should Know About Spam
The following was posted on November 15, 2012 1. Web spam is different from email spam. Email spammers want you to buy their product. You...
Things You Must do as a Writer
The following was first posted on February 19, 2015 As part of my continuing efforts to become a better writer, I have discovered another...
8 Writing Strategies From Stephen King
Stephen King is one of the most prolific and commercially successful authors of the past half century, with more than 70 books of horror,...
Welcome to the New R. Clint Peters Web and Blog Site
Several years ago, I started The Author's Club. It soon had 150 members, a web site, and three blogs. Three years ago, I had some...
Don’t Feed Your Internal Editor
Do you have a little voice in your head that says: Wait a minute, that doesn’t sound right. Is that a run-on sentence? There has to be a...
8 UNUSUAL WAYS TO BOOST YOUR WRITING PRODUCTIVITY
The following can be found on the website of NY Book Editors As a writer, you’ve probably experienced ebbs and flows in terms of writing...
[Writer’s Bootcamp Lesson 3] Everything You Wanted to Know About Dialogue But Were Afraid to A
The following was posted by Natasa Lekic (natasa@nybookeditors.com) Hi Friend, You’ve probably heard this advice before: “Show don’t...
[Writer’s Bootcamp Lesson 2] Make Your Characters Sweat
The following was presented by Natasa Lekic (natasa@nybookeditors.com). Hi Friend, You love your character and you can’t bare to see...
My Best Five Suggestions for Becoming a Better Author, by R Clint Peters
I recently received an email with the following question: What are your five best suggestions to become a better author? After a few...
The Best Writer’s Tool You’re Probably NOT Using, a Post by R. Clint Peters
Over the years, I have signed up on perhaps 100 websites (blogs, emails, etc) that I consider beneficial to my progress as a writer. And...
Is it Dialogue or is it Conversation?
When I discovered dialogue was a key to showing, I jumped in with both feet. However, I think I might have jumped in the deep end...
You Get What You Paid For
Two years ago, an author friend recommended that I: 1) Read “Fiction Writer’s Workshop” by Josip Novakovich 2) Read “Characters,...
Character Development and Show, Dont’t Tell
Several days ago, when I was searching the Internet for something to blog about, I stumbled across two blogs. I have not been able to...
What is Your #1 Marketing Outlet?
Over an average day, I get 60-80 emails in my in-boxes. (Yes, I have more than one email account.) Obviously, not all of those emails...
When You Stop Feeding Your Internet, Your Internet Stops Growing, a Post by R. Clint Peters
What happens if you just stop Tweeting, stop writing blogs, stop posting on Facebook? To confirm what would happen, I stopped doing...
Give Your Characters Dimension, or How do You Eat a Grapefruit?, a Post by R. Clint Peters
I recently revisited some of the reviews I’d received of my novels. One review was enlightening. The reviewer wrote: “The author has...
You Read What You Pay For, a Post by R. Clint Peters
When my friend told me several months ago to “read, read, read to learn more about writing”, I signed up with several readers websites,...
Things You Must do as a Writer, a Post by R. Clint Peters
As part of my continuing efforts to become a better writer, I have discovered another set of suggestions for being a better writer. Know...
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