Writing Insights
This is a page where we at Seven Story Publishing provide tips, insights, and ideas about how writing works and how authors can get better at their craft.
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Everyone understands the value and importance of a copy editor, but, the question is whether a developmental editor is necessary for our work. Now, most authors get beta readers for feedback after the first draft and, more often than not, that feedback suggests that the writing needs more work.
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What I mean by character driven stories is that the story is influenced by the actions of the character(s) as those actions determine where the story goes and ultimately ends up. With and world-driven story, the surroundings, environment, and nature of the world influences the characters actions which means the world itself is leading the…
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There are plenty of writers that are confident in themselves and their work and put their writings on display for the world with pride. Personally, I am one of such writers and I want to tell all writers that it is perfectly fine for you to believe in your work and the quality of the…
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Show, don’t tell comes down to semantics and how someone chooses to convey a message in their story to their desired reader. The object of writing is to tell a compelling story, thus the term ‘storyteller’. Sure, one can say using active voice rather than passive voice is better as it delivers more of a…
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You can publish your novel in one of two ways. . . Traditional or Self-publishing. The fundamental process is the same: Write the novel, edit the novel, publish the novel. Very simple. For those that want to go the traditional route, it will take anywhere from six months to a year depending on how long…
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Take the pressure off yourself to write a certain amount and focus on the most important thing which is writing in the first place. One strategy you can use is to set a minimum amount you will write per day, I suggest one page a day to start.
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Most writers have trouble establishing flow or rhythm because they tend to turn writing into a metric. In the writing word, most tend to focus entirely too much on hitting a certain word count rather than enmeshing themselves into the story. Investment into the story is what establishes rhythm and flow, and focusing on word…
