by Wordsmith | Sep 3, 2022 | A Writer's Life, Doug's Stuff
Whether you’re on vacation, or walking in your hometown, you’ll see people. If you spot someone interesting, write a brief description of the person in your notebook. You do have a notebook with you at all times, don’t you? This person could be a prototype for a...
by Wordsmith | Aug 26, 2022 | Book Elements, Doug's Stuff
Another excerpt from the first draft of my upcoming novel: A Pocketful of Euros. Enjoy. Backstory: An innocent man has been arrested. Yale Larsson, my protagonist won’t rest until he’s set free. ********************** Picked up my cell phone. Called the...
by Wordsmith | Aug 24, 2022 | Doug's Perspective, Doug's Stuff
An excerpt from the first draft of my latest Yale Larsson Private Investigator novel. ****************************** At the Big Bucks, we had coffee and bagels. When I told Perkowski Keith was going into the belly of the beast, he fitted a wire to my friend, and gave...
by Wordsmith | Aug 19, 2022 | A Writer's Life, Book Elements, Doug's Perspective, Doug's Stuff
When you write fiction, you need dialog. Dialog adds meat and interest to your stories. Your characters come alive when they speak. But the question is, what dialog to leave in and what dialog to leave out. Starting a conversation with, “How are you?” bores the reader...
by Wordsmith | Aug 13, 2022 | A Writer's Life, Doug's Stuff
Writers can be creatures of habit. I am a creature of habit. One thing I do every day before sitting down to write is Morning Pages, three pages of longhand stream-of-consciousness stuff. Your morning pages don’t have to make sense. They can help you plan the day and...
by Wordsmith | Aug 10, 2022 | Doug's Stuff
As an author, I get inspired by reading books in my genre. I also read books about writing. And they are written by some of my favorite authors. The following is a list of my favorites: On Writing Stephen King This is a great book, part autobiographical, the rest...
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