Tag Archives: self-publishing

Self-Publishing

Posted on January 11, 2013 by David N. Walker

We may not have it all together, but together we have it all. Ever wonder why Amazon.com is the thousand-pound gorilla in the business of indie and self-publishing? After all, Barnes & Noble is a huge bookseller. Their Nook should … Continue reading →

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Change of Pace

Posted on November 7, 2011 by David N. Walker

Now and then it’s a good idea to take a good hard look and see if it’s time to change courses. How often? Who knows? For some time now, my Monday posts have been on the WWBC methods of preparing … Continue reading →

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Inciting Incident

Posted on October 31, 2011 by David N. Walker

Okay, we’ve gone through our major characters and discussed how to make them come alive with traits and characteristics distinct from one another. Then we discussed the importance of showing the normal world—the world our hero, the protagonist, lives his … Continue reading →

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Normal World

Posted on October 24, 2011 by David N. Walker

Next in our evolutions of creating a novel, we’ll take a look at the main narrative plot points. We’ve got our main characters named and profiled now, so it’s time to outline how our story will progress. Maybe your tongue … Continue reading →

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Plagiarism: The Worst Sin in Writing

Posted on October 17, 2011 by David N. Walker

Today I’m interrupting my regular Monday series on novel preparation to address a very serious matter. When Kristen Lamb and I started Warrior Writers Boot Camp, one of the original members was Terrell Mims, who followed us over from another … Continue reading →

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Profiling Your Characters

Posted on October 10, 2011 by David N. Walker

Last week I mentioned that the characters in my earlier—and rejected—novels were all plastic, one-dimensional characters who looked, acted and sounded like me. Sound familiar? Surely I’m not the first writer to make that mistake. Since I neither smoke nor … Continue reading →

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Other Characters

Posted on October 3, 2011 by David N. Walker

We’ve discussed our antagonist and our protagonist the last few weeks. How about other characters? These could range from our protagonist’s fiancée to the guy who handed the antagonist a latte at Starbucks. What care do we need to take … Continue reading →

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Protagonist

Posted on September 26, 2011 by David N. Walker

The last couple of weeks, we’ve talked about our antagonist. I know. . . . You identify with your protagonist, not your antagonist. That’s natural. The protagonist is the good guy. In fact, don’t tell anybody, but in a lot … Continue reading →

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Log Lines

Posted on September 12, 2011 by David N. Walker

The first time I heard the term “log line” used, I wondered what the person was talking about. Since we were in a writers’ group meeting, I was fairly certain it had nothing to do with organizing fresh-cut timber into … Continue reading →

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Conflict or Bad Situations?

Posted on September 5, 2011 by David N. Walker

In one of my earlier blogs, I mentioned that I had written seven novels the publishing industry was too myopic to see the brilliance of. Maybe you have one or two of those manuscripts hidden in your storage shed, too. … Continue reading →