Writing Prompt: Have Hero, Will Travel
You know where you’d like to go this summer if time and money were no object, but do you know where your protagonist would go?
Read MorePosted by Hank Phillippi Ryan | Jun 24, 2018 | Writing Prompts
You know where you’d like to go this summer if time and money were no object, but do you know where your protagonist would go?
Read MorePosted by Hank Phillippi Ryan | Jun 17, 2018 | Writing Prompts
The fire alarm blares. Your character awakens in the middle of the night panicked and terrified. She races outside, dialing 911 on the way. Looks back through the open door. Oh no! Still inside is her precious….what?
Read MorePosted by Hank Phillippi Ryan | Jun 13, 2018 | Craft
If the reader doesn’t feel irresistibly compelled to turn the page at the end of chapter one, you are – how shall I put it – doomed. How can you hit your first chapter ending out of the ballpark?
Read MorePosted by Hank Phillippi Ryan | May 23, 2018 | Marketing
I’ve seen authors spend their hard-earned advances—or even pre-paid in advance of a hoped for advance. Look at it with an accountant’s eyes: is spending money on giveaway loot a financially sound decision?
Read MorePosted by Hank Phillippi Ryan | May 4, 2018 | Craft
Once you start a new chapter, how do you end it in a way that’s compelling and irresistible? Try these 17 sure-fire tips.
Read MorePosted by Hank Phillippi Ryan | Apr 18, 2018 | Marketing
How do you make the best of your appearance at a bookstore or library? Here’s how to hit it out of the literary ballpark.
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