I had the pleasure of participating in one more online interview. Will share the link once it's published.
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I had the pleasure of participating in one more online interview. Will share the link once it's published.
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My book is extremely close to 10 ratings on Goodreads!
Extremely grateful for everybody who's picked it up and gave it a chance.
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My book is a part of Smashwords' Summer Sale! 🎉
You can get "Loggerheads" at 50% off until the end of July. A perfect weekend read to get yourself wondering about what truly matters in life.
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"The summer showed no bloody intention of passing."
Now that's a good chapter opener.
I've been trying to split different work activities across different days and so far it worked great. I have writing days, working days, engineering days. Knowing that I'm focusing only on a single thing for the whole day is powerful.
951 words done today on the second draft. Trying to write more consistently this summer. That book will not write itself, I tried.
How many words have you written today?
The fear that nobody would care is but a test whether you care enough.
One word after another and, somehow, I ended up writing four pages today. Not bad. Not bad at all.
It pains me to see authors pricing their books at zero. I wrote about the psychology of pricing, how we perceive value, and why free books aren't as appealing as they sound.
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How writing prose feels like.
Me: *working rigorously for hours*
The page: You've written 300 words.
A FEW MORE DAYS left to grab yourself the digital edition of the book from yours truly ❤️
Yes, an actual book. With characters, plot, conflicts, metaphors, quotes, and even gorgeous illustrations.
The price goes up next week!
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Thank you for having me, Alan! Enjoyed those questions a lot.
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Check out this new #AuthorInterview!
Today on the blog I've had the privilege to talk to @zakarcher.com, author of upcoming novelette, Loggerheads.
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You can do that! Push through. If your writing makes you laugh/cry/feel something, then it will inevitably make other people feel the same.
Everybody sucks! We suck in comparison to other authors, we suck in comparison to our ideal self. The best part is that's okay. You are supposed to suck, otherwise how would you get better?
Honestly, I stopped thinking about it. As long as I do my best right now, it *will* be good.
The moment when I read something I wrote and thought it was good came well after a few rounds of professional editing.
Please enjoy the cover reveal for my upcoming book "Loggerheads":
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Huge news! I've written a book.
This is a story of light and dark that won't leave you indifferent. Illustrated, atmospheric, and meaningful. The kind that stays with you.
Please enjoy this cover reveal for Loggerheads:
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My debut book comes out next month! Feels surreal to be saying that.
It's a literary fiction that will take you on an emotional rollercoaster you won't forget. Please consider following not to miss out!
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Thank you so much!
Typography can make or break your book cover.
Let's talk about the three aspects that make great typography and how to avoid common mistakes in your book covers. 💙📚
I find it that being sparse on actions is far better than flooding the reader with a novelette in-between two dialogue phrases. You can often do more with less. A lot of emotions and even actions can be implied from a properly set dialogue.
The same goes for action bits in dialogue, with the exception that actions are a great way to interconnect your dialogue with whatever is going on around it. A proper choice of an action makes the dialogue drive the events and events drive the dialogue.
Tags are there for the reader. Your character doesn't "perform" those tags. That's why most often a good way to accentuate is to show how the character delivers that line of dialogue instead of using a tag. Body language is vital when talking so use it.
The truth is, "said" is fine most of the time. There's nothing wrong with it. It's a word like any other, it has a purpose and it serves it well. Use tags as inklings of accentuation where such is due. Yell and scream where it's appropriate, but remember that tags isn't the only way of expression.
3. Tags and action bits.
If you struggle to find the right tag for the dialogue, you are focusing on the wrong thing. Tags are important, don't get me wrong, but they will find their way. I don't believe you have to concoct them.
The way your character speaks is a gateway into their personality. Use that. From cheerful blabbermouths to sullen giants, you can tell so much about your characters without relying on exposition. Let them do the talking (literally!).
Speaking is an art of expression. So many things can be said about a person by the way they talk. Do they use short phrases or elaborately long sentences? Do they concatenate? What slang do they have? Where do they put emphasis? What do they love to talk about and what they'd rather avoid?
2. Character's presence in a dialogue.
If you struggle with understanding how a character would participate in a dialogue, what and how they would say, how they would reply to other characters speaking, then you likely don't understand your character enough.
Understanding character motivation, where they are going and why, and what stands in their way will always give you topics they could talk about.
Keep in mind that dialogue is a driver of many things. It can move the plot, expand on characters and world-building, and even drive action.