If it doesn’t, all your effort is wasted.
Getting ready to teach a nonfiction first-chapter boot camp at the Colorado Christian Writers Conference, I just had three opportunities to test what I plan to teach.
The past few days I’ve critiqued two nonfiction samples for a conference and one nonfiction book proposal. All three authors missed the point of what a first chapter … Continue reading
Being in print doesn’t mean it’s good.
by Andy Scheer
A few weeks ago at a used bookstore, I bought a mass paperback by a “New York Times Bestselling Author.” I didn’t recognize the name, but the title and blurbs promised a story that fit my mood.
My mistake. From … Continue reading
What do you do with a nighttime idea?
by Andy Scheer
The wind woke me at 4:00, rattling the downspout outside our bedroom window. I tried my usual methods to get back to sleep. Then it happened: I got an idea for my writing.
Like an itch I couldn’t reach, the idea grew. … Continue reading