R. Clint Peters, AuthorSep 13, 20191 min readIt'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...
R. Clint Peters, AuthorSep 11, 20191 min readIs Backstory Killing Your Novel?Recently, I opened a new word processing file labeled "Backstory", and began removing everything I had written for The Brothers...
R. Clint Peters, AuthorSep 8, 20192 min read5 Things Every Blogger Should Know About SpamThe following was posted on November 15, 2012 1. Web spam is different from email spam. Email spammers want you to buy their product. You...
R. Clint Peters, AuthorSep 8, 20195 min readThings You Must do as a WriterThe following was first posted on February 19, 2015 As part of my continuing efforts to become a better writer, I have discovered another...
R. Clint Peters, AuthorSep 7, 20193 min read8 Writing Strategies From Stephen KingStephen King is one of the most prolific and commercially successful authors of the past half century, with more than 70 books of horror,...
R. Clint Peters, AuthorSep 7, 20192 min readWelcome to the New R. Clint Peters Web and Blog SiteSeveral 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...
R. Clint Peters, AuthorSep 10, 20163 min readDon’t Feed Your Internal EditorDo 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...
R. Clint Peters, AuthorSep 10, 20164 min read8 UNUSUAL WAYS TO BOOST YOUR WRITING PRODUCTIVITYThe 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...
R. Clint Peters, AuthorJun 5, 20163 min read[Writer’s Bootcamp Lesson 3] Everything You Wanted to Know About Dialogue But Were Afraid to AThe following was posted by Natasa Lekic (natasa@nybookeditors.com) Hi Friend, You’ve probably heard this advice before: “Show don’t...
R. Clint Peters, AuthorJun 3, 20164 min read[Writer’s Bootcamp Lesson 2] Make Your Characters SweatThe following was presented by Natasa Lekic (natasa@nybookeditors.com). Hi Friend, You love your character and you can’t bare to see...
R. Clint Peters, AuthorOct 8, 20153 min readMy Best Five Suggestions for Becoming a Better Author, by R Clint PetersI recently received an email with the following question: What are your five best suggestions to become a better author? After a few...
R. Clint Peters, AuthorJun 25, 20154 min readThe Best Writer’s Tool You’re Probably NOT Using, a Post by R. Clint PetersOver the years, I have signed up on perhaps 100 websites (blogs, emails, etc) that I consider beneficial to my progress as a writer. And...
R. Clint Peters, AuthorJun 10, 20153 min readIs 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...
R. Clint Peters, AuthorJun 8, 20153 min readYou Get What You Paid ForTwo years ago, an author friend recommended that I: 1) Read “Fiction Writer’s Workshop” by Josip Novakovich 2) Read “Characters,...
R. Clint Peters, AuthorJun 3, 20153 min readCharacter Development and Show, Dont’t TellSeveral days ago, when I was searching the Internet for something to blog about, I stumbled across two blogs. I have not been able to...
R. Clint Peters, AuthorApr 29, 20152 min readWhat 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...
R. Clint Peters, AuthorMar 31, 20153 min readWhen You Stop Feeding Your Internet, Your Internet Stops Growing, a Post by R. Clint PetersWhat happens if you just stop Tweeting, stop writing blogs, stop posting on Facebook? To confirm what would happen, I stopped doing...
R. Clint Peters, AuthorMar 7, 20152 min readGive Your Characters Dimension, or How do You Eat a Grapefruit?, a Post by R. Clint PetersI recently revisited some of the reviews I’d received of my novels. One review was enlightening. The reviewer wrote: “The author has...
R. Clint Peters, AuthorMar 4, 20152 min readYou Read What You Pay For, a Post by R. Clint PetersWhen my friend told me several months ago to “read, read, read to learn more about writing”, I signed up with several readers websites,...
R. Clint Peters, AuthorFeb 19, 20155 min readThings You Must do as a Writer, a Post by R. Clint PetersAs part of my continuing efforts to become a better writer, I have discovered another set of suggestions for being a better writer. Know...
