practicaladvice – Geoff Palmer – Award-Winning Author

The Lester Dent / Doc Savage Master Plot Method

Lester Dent was the real name of the author almost all of the Doc Savage novels. (They appeared under the[…]

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The Pomodoro Technique is a method of time-management many writers find useful. It was developed by Francesco Cirillo in the[…]

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When J K Rowling spotted a Twitter comment from @beauty_jackson that read: “HEY! YOU! You’re working on something and you’re[…]

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A while back I asked Lee Child a question. Not in person, but via a Goodreads author promotion, and he[…]

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Toby Litt on bad writing: Bad writing is mainly boring writing. It can be boring because it is too confused[…]

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I still think most writers are just kids who refuse to grow up. We’re still playing imaginary games, with our[…]

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A gentle reminder from Joe Konrath … This post goes out to no one in particular for no particular reason.[…]

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Pacman or Pac-Man? Phony or phoney? Post-modern or postmodern? At some point in your writing you’re going to need a[…]

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Chris Syme of CKSyme Media Group has some advice for authors: The book marketing sector, more than any I have[…]

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WritersDiet is a readability tool with a difference. Enter a text sample — from 100 to 1,000 words — and[…]

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