Our brains are a LOT more interested in filtering out unimportant input than on focusing our attention. We work this way because the amount of data in the actual sensory world is incomprehensibly vast — even the 360 degrees around you right this second — and...
Did you write a scene where your Main Character looks in a mirror and notices details of their own appearance, so you could describe them? STOP IT. The biggest reason that mirror scene is so clearly evidence of a beginning writer is…
Want some free editing tips about indents? Here we go! Choose two linebreaks between paragraphs OR indented paragraphs. You don't need both. Use the "Styles" feature instead of tabs to indent. Those tabs are a huge pain for your editor/layup artist to remove.The first...
AS A WRITER AND EDITOR, I’m a strong advocate of “Cutting to the Beat” — which means for each chapter, you want to start as close as possible to the beat you’re about to establish, establish it, and get out.
Next joint from As If Books: I am curating a collection of literary ipseities that will leave you feeling weird and wanting more. Not gonna disclose any more right now, except to say that I love my authors, and if you like weird lit, I think you'll love em too.
The latest release from As If Books! "Handjobs for Satan and Other Weird Tales" is the first book in Shawn Koch's "Fragments" series of bizarro anthologies, and we're proud to bring it to you! Here's the back cover blurb... THE UNIVERSE IS SHATTERING, mind by mind....
This topic comes up a lot in the social media writers' groups, so let's talk about it a little bit. Over-described characters tend to be a mark of a novice writer (or a jaded pro adding wordcount to drive up the price). But let's be honest here. The more skill you...
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New from As If Books... The LUMINARIUM series explores eternal spiritual themes in a galaxy-spanning future empire straight out of the Golden Age of science fiction. Author Rick Rosenkranz blends faith and science in an exciting and fast-paced romp through a colorful...
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One difficulty in writing first-person prose is the inability to describe the MC's personality and appearance. Because people rarely ever describe themselves (especially not as a narrator would), this can make visualization and emotional identification tricky; usually...