Hello All! After basically a break of two years, I am starting up my Wright's Writing Corner again. I will pick up where I left off with the Great Ideas, but first, I am reposting my Writing Tips. Each tip has a link to the post I wrote on that topic. Enjoy! Writing Tips…
Hey all. Haven’t posted a Wednesday writing post in a while. Hoping to get back to it in September when the kids go back to school, but I thought I’d write down some ideas from a conversation I had with a fellow writer one night as we took a walk. Our discussion was about character…
Lovely guest post by Sarah Joy Adams Know when to Hold ‘em, Know when to Fold ‘em… You know the rest of the song – “know when to walk away, and when to run.” Now don’t worry – this is not a post about giving up on the writing life. I’m not in…
Today we have a special treat–a glimpse at the world from an editor's point of view. Editor Mason Lavin has kindly shared with us some tips on making it over the transom and how to not be daunted. ————————— I’m Mason Lavin, and I’m an editor for erotica e-book press Breathless Press. I’m a content…
Finally, folks, what you have all been asking for: The second in the long-awaited Great Ideas series: Animals. The second of the Great Ideas is animals. I am not sure why animals is a Great Idea. I wonder what Great Books include ideas about animals that led Mortimer Adler to put it on the list.…
As some of you know, I am off to China tomorrow. So, as a special treat, we are having two Wright's Writing Corner's this week! This second one is from author Joshua Palmatier, who also writes as Benjamin Tate, whose new book, Leaves of Flame, has just been released! One of the things…
A couple weeks back, we had a guest post on self-publishing. Mr. David Marcoe left some very interesting comments on the subject. I asked him if he would write an actual post to share with you all. Here it is! In addition to the article itself, there are some great resource links at the bottom!…
Rafe the Scruffy Angel of Joy Some time ago, I promised to begin a series of articles about writing about the Great Ideas. The first Great Idea listed by Mortimer Adler happens to be Angels. So, today, I thought I would write about writing about angels. Some things are intrinsically hard…
Today, we have a very special treat–a post from my editor, Jim Frenkel of Tor Books. In the world of writing, the great question we writers and striving writers always have is: What do the editors think? What are editors looking for? Here is a tiny peek into the mysterious world of that most elusive…
Gah! I just realizes that Wednesday rolled around, and I didn’t post anything. But I have an excuse. I was reading. In particular, I was reading the manuscript of a fellow writer. Books, in all their glory! (Circle pointing at my book added by a friend. ;-) Writers write. We also read. In…