Wrting Tips

So what is the deal with genres? I mean I got the idea. Why can’t I just write? The truth is, that between all the hurdles you need to go to write, selecting your genre is one more. Things to wrap your head around. Depending on the genre you choose there are some rules or

A prologue or prolog (from Greek πρόλογος prólogos, from πρό pró, “before” and λόγος lógos, “word”) is an opening to a story that establishes the context and gives background details, often some earlier story that ties into the main one, and other miscellaneous information. Do you need a prologue? It only depends on your story. You can

When curiosity killed the cat, it made writers go on a never-ending quest for knowledge. Talking about cats, a small paperback caught our attention a time ago about a one having a good time on Halloween Night. We came to know Maribel Texidor, another of our local talent. Not only does she write poetry and

Do you know what books don’t have? A video of what is going on. A voice to explain to you things. I mean sounds like a given, but there are people who over-describe things or under describes. As a writer, you need to hook the reader and emerge that person in your world. Make them

You are creating this manuscript, you are giddy to get to a fight scene you imagined would be perfect for your book, then you read it, and… it feels clunky. Slowed pace. Forced. Boring. What happened? There is a lot to go through with fight scenes. Before diving into it verify your plot. Check the

When I first started writing this was one of the words that made me nervous. Why? Well, you hear a lot of things about people taking credit for other’s stories. You feel like people are dipping themselves into your privates. You… you… The truth is I was wrong on this. Even though it is true

Editing. This is the part. This is the… is the time where you feel you are trapped in a Stephen King novel. I mean there are people that do love editing. Others drink a lot or cry themselves to sleep. What is editing? Editing is where you proofread, correct things like grammar, punctuation spelling, or

Each day it passes it becomes harder and harder to focus. New and awesome TV shows, the next viral video, your favorite author is launching a new book, and all the other etcetera in life. I’m still not counting on your real-life responsibilities and obligations. There are just too many things going on to focus,

Hello future writers. Hope you guys are doing swell. Let’s talk a bit about the book synopsis. A quick thing. Synopsis, pitch, summary are all different but mostly do the same thing. When you do a pitch you try to tell the whole story in one sentence, two tops. The synopsis is when you put

Have you ever read a story and felt so good when the climax arrives and the protagonists overcome the antagonist? The MC gets the payoff it deserves? Well, that is probably because you passed through a part in the story you maybe didn’t notice that much. Usually, when you submerge in a story you go