Narrative Style and Author Branding in the 3rd Person
People (and by people I mean no-one) often ask why I'm writing in the 3rd person (my weakest pov) when I know I can write better in the 1st. The long boring answer is: narrative style can be part of the author brand which spans multiple books. 1st pov can't....
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An Idiots Guide to Advertising with Amazon Ads for Indie Authors
So you want to try Amazon Adverts and don't know where to start. Or you do know where to start, but are so confused you need yet another blog post explaining it to get some objective clarity. You've come to (another) right place. I'm going to walk you through how to...
read moreMid90s Film In True Skateboarding Shocka!
Written and directed by Jonah Hill, Mid90s follows Stevie, a thirteen-year-old in 90s-era LA who spends his summer navigating between his troubled home life and a group of new friends that he meets at a Motor Avenue skate shop.
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Livestream Fiction Writing on Youtube
I have a special announcement to make! After listening to someones podcast about a writer live streaming their writing on Twitch, I have joined the club! Albeit, not on Twitch, and not live. I'll explain: I'm on Youtube here and I upload the video after I'm done....
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When exactly can one call themselves an Author?
Yesterday I had a strange email arrive which I couldn't quite believe. I thought it was a mistake, I dreaded the message behind the Subject line, and reluctantly clicked on it. Before I tell you what was in that email, let me step back and tell you why this email was...
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Book 3 Pool Staker is almost ready!
I'm at the editing stage and almost ready to release the new book: Pool Staker.
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Smarter Writers Use Semi-colons and Colons
I have heard in writing circles that writers who use the semi-colon are just demonstrating that they've been to college/Uni. And that writers should either pause (comma), not pause (no comma), or stop completely (full stop). This is not true at all. A semi-colon is an...
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Badass Book Cover Designs
I have known about GoOnWrite book covers for a long time, but couldn't recollect the name until I searched (hard) for it this morning. These covers are sooo good! I want them. In fact I love them so much, I don't want to tell anyone about the site! I want it to be my...
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Progress on Book 3 looks like this…
I'm grafting away. Actually, I shouldn't be writing this, but hey. Distractions! I'm not put off by my 3k a chapter targets, because this is just draft 1. I'll be whizzing through it again as soon as I've finished and sprinkling description, better dialogue, and all...
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Why the StoryGrid Podcast makes for painful listening
Tim Grahl is being mentored to write his novel with expert editor Shawn Coyne - and it makes for painful listening. Regular listeners of the show have been following Tim writing his novel, submitting it to Shawn, getting feedback, and going back to the drawing board....
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Blatant Self Promotion
CredibleInk is on instagram! Yes. Blatant, unashamed, self promotion alert. Go here: instagram.com/credibleinkmark and follow me! Why should you follow? Because you'll get to find out more about me, my writing woes, and you'll see how to do Instagram for writers!...
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8 big problems all novelist’s face and how to overcome them
Writing a novel is hard. Tapping keys is the easy part, the struggle comes from all the battles with fear, uncertainty, and doubt, over a number of aspects of story telling. I've pulled together a list issues I (and other writers) constantly run into. I would argue if...
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Mistakes I Make When Writing Fast First Drafts
The point I want to make is usually at the end of the sentence because I'm thinking things up as I go. This means a lot of rewriting because the sentence is clunky. I know I shouldn't leave it like that but I often do. Echoing headwords. Too many sentences start with...
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Using Scrivener to create your Author pen name
Not sure if anyone has done this before, but I've discovered the Scrivener name generator is brilliant for coming up with Author pen names. Select either gender, Forename initials only, and choose 2 initials from the dropdown. Punch the Generate Names button and skim...
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Tips for Writing Realistic Skateboard Fiction Stories
Writing skateboard fiction is a such a fun thing to try out as it's like making a daydream permanent, sharable, and you can get paid for it. So whether you're writing for yourself for fun, writing stories for your friends to laugh about, or want to publish on Amazon...
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Best Quora Answers for Writers
Quora is a writers paradise. Why? Because all the responses to weird and wonderful questions are supplied by people that have the answers. What's more, the crowd vote up the best ones by the most credible sources. For that reason, you can be sure of a great research...
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6 solid examples of Show, Don’t Tell
I recently put together a list of examples for a Show, Don't Tell topic for my writing group, and thought I'd share them here for my own reference and other people to enjoy: We all know what it is: Telling the reader something, when you could show it instead. I've...
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No-one can write about skateboarding in Fiction. Why?
I found a lithub post about Skateboarding in Fiction, and damn it’s good! Read on…
read moreEssential & Effective Sales & Marketing tips for Authors who don’t want to sell or market anything, ever.
Here’s a deal for you: let’s all try and do as little selling and marketing as we possibly can!
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Writing a Twist: If I’m surprised, will the reader be? #amwriting
So I’ve written a twist into my story, and haven’t got a clue what to do about it. Help!
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Domain purchases. Writing by numbers, and kicking my own ass…
The silence is over! I have posted another update. Someone better read this, because I’m not doing all this for me! 😉
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Why I never recommend Stephen King’s On Writing book
Here’s a controversial post for you… *gulp*
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How to Freewrite without a Freewrite to discover if you need a Freewrite
This post is specifically for people who are really itching to buy a FreeWrite.
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Demystifying the creative writing process
I have changed the strap line for Credibleink.com to 'Demystifying the creative writing process.' Whoa, hold up there, Mark. Don't you need to be a skilled professional/teacher to become an authority on a craft such as this? No. You just need to know a little more...
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