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Infographic: Surefire Writing Strategies For Those Who Think They Can’t Write

Many thanks to Stacey Wonder at Essay Tigers for this great infographic and food for thought, today – GREAT way to kick off a rainy Monday! Having a great idea for a novel or a movie is just the first step to creating one. The next and the most important step is writing that novel or movie. Do you fear that your work will turn out to be a total disaster … ie. You sit down to start, but all you end up with is a blank page??? Keywords “fear of writing” appears to have 260 monthly searches. This means you’re… Read More »Infographic: Surefire Writing Strategies For Those Who Think They Can’t Write

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5 Reasons To Start Writing Collaboratively

Writers often see their writing as a task that is done alone, but why is that? In school we learn that two heads work better than one, but often as adults we seem to move away from that. Here are 5 reasons why you should look into writing collaboratively, starting today: Reason 1: Stop writer’s block, once and for all Have you ever begun writing a story, well-planned or not, then got stuck half way through? Maybe you should remember group work in school. Your teacher/professor assigned you a task and you had to work with other students to get… Read More »5 Reasons To Start Writing Collaboratively

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Happy New Year From B2W!! Plus more free stuff

It’s a new year!! So, what are your writing goals for 2016? To help you achieve those goals, I’ve updated the 3 most popular PDF downloads on B2W – The 1 Page Pitch Reference Guide; The Last Minute Submissions Checklist; plus The 1 Page Screenplay Format Reference Guide. You’ll also find links to various free ebooks, cheat sheets and a .doc version of the B2W novel writing pitch template. GET THEM ALL, HERE or click the pic below. Also, if you’re wanting to connect with your fellow writers and creatives, be sure to join the new Facebook group, Bang2writers. Since its… Read More »Happy New Year From B2W!! Plus more free stuff

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Happy Holidays From B2W

Still writing or obsessing about writing over Christmas? The Bang2writers are too! Join The B2W Facebook group, HERE or click the pic above. See you there!

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13 Ways NOT To Ask For Writing Advice Or Help

Don’t Ask For Writing Advice Like THIS … Need some writing advice? We all do from time to time, plus there are plenty of people out there – like B2W – who are glad to help. People were kind to me when I started and offered all kinds of writing advice. I WANT to pay it forward. But there are ways to ask for said writing advice! The internet means the people we want to speak to are only ever just a click away … Which can be GREAT or TERRIBLE (and too often the latter!). Chew on these 13… Read More »13 Ways NOT To Ask For Writing Advice Or Help

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5 Tips In Obtaining A Publishing Contract

Lots of Bang2writers contact me asking, “I’ve written a book … now what??” Well, if you’ve decided traditional publishing is for you, then author @EC_Jarvis has some great tips for you in attracting that elusive contract. Best of luck out there! Let’s assume that you’ve completed your book already and edited it at least five times yourself (and I mean really edited – not just glanced over the words), or paid a professional to do the legwork. Now you’re ready to start submitting to publishers. Hooray! Good for you. A different level of work now begins. 1) Research There are an… Read More »5 Tips In Obtaining A Publishing Contract

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How To Do Social Media … And How NOT To!

Yesterday, OnABlastblog’s Matt Banner told us about how writers can use their blogs to find success. He’s absolutely BANG on. Everything B2W is now, started with good blogging and social media use. Check out Matt’s great guest post, HERE. So it’s a fact that the internet has brought writers much “closer” to the industry in that we can reach out and talk to those we admire and want to work easier than ever before. In addition, writers can create internet presences, projects and even WHOLE CAREERS online. The barriers are well and truly coming down in the digital age. This… Read More »How To Do Social Media … And How NOT To!

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Why So Alike? 8 Book Cover Twins

We’re **all** aware of the saying, “Don’t judge a book by its cover”, but fact is, we all DO. Bad cover art or design WILL put readers off – that’s just a sad fact of life! That’s why I’m SO proud of both the covers in The Decision Series, done by the amazing Peter at Bespoke Designs. Both my covers are dynamic, eye-catching and totally unique, whilst still drawing attention to the fact they’re in the same storyworld. So, many thanks to Steve at Fresh Essays, who’s been in touch with this fab infographic below on the similarities between many… Read More »Why So Alike? 8 Book Cover Twins

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5 Great Story Twists

It’s the Britcrime Festival this weekend, a free ONLINE event – and it’s going on right now! Get over to the Facebook page and DIVE IN! You can like the page & participate in panel discussions, HERE. To celebrate this great event, I’m delighted to host the amazing @AlexSokoloff on B2W, talking twists in the tale. Alexandra is both a novelist and screenwriter and has some GREAT writing insights, so make sure you check out her website & follow her on Twitter. Needless to say, this post is SPOILERIFIC and then some, but if you haven’t seen these classic movies… Read More »5 Great Story Twists

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3 Quick, Useful And FREE Ways For Writers to Stay Up-To-Date

Someone once said to me, “The internet is like the biggest library in the world, but all the books are on the floor.” I can SO relate to this. With so much great content online, it can be difficult to know where to **start** when it comes to sourcing help and opinions on writing. But the good news is, it’s never been easier to navigate the web and get what you want/need. So, if you’re sick of being the last to know about helpful articles and tips on writing, plus you’re wondering how some people always seem to know before YOU… Read More »3 Quick, Useful And FREE Ways For Writers to Stay Up-To-Date

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Why Writer Luck Is More Than Throwing Spaghetti At The Wall

Spaghetti Sticks … We’ve all heard the metaphor of writer luck being a case of throwing spaghetti at the wall. This makes sense, because the more spaghetti you cook up, the more you throw at the wall, the LIKELIHOOD of spaghetti sticking is increased. So, in other words, keep on keeping on. You’ve also probably heard of the notion, ‘The harder I work, the luckier I get’! But this doesn’t have to mean just randomly throwing spaghetti at that wall. There ARE things you can do to work smart, rather than hard, at getting that spaghetti to stick. Such as: 1)… Read More »Why Writer Luck Is More Than Throwing Spaghetti At The Wall

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On Writing “Rules”: 8 Things I Remember

On Writing ‘Rules’ One thing that never goes away is the mythical notion that there are writing ‘rules’. No … just NO! There’s no such thing as writing ‘rules’. All I (or anyone) can offer is what we’ve seen work. In return, we also have to remember there’s always going to be someone who does the exact opposite (and it’ll STILL work!!). But this got me thinking … what would MY top tips, pointers, advice (even writing ‘rules’! :P) be? So here’s a round-up of some of the insights and philosophies I’ve had rammed home to me (fnar) in my own career, time… Read More »On Writing “Rules”: 8 Things I Remember

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