10 things You Should Watch Out For In Your Writing

10 things you should watch out for in your writing, according to Elmore Leonard

The recently deceased author (August 2013) of 45 novels, including Get Shorty, Out of Sight, Rum PunchHombre, Swag, Raylan, and Glitz, was reluctant to write about his own style of writing. But back in 2001 the New York Times convinced him to make a list of his 10 writing rules.

Anyone who has ever picked up a book by Elmore Leonard knows that he's such an incredible writer that it's easier to finish one of his books than to put it down and stop reading. Once you get into one of his novels, you forget reality as you dive deep into the story.

How I Re-Organised My Time to Write More

It's not always easy to sit at home and work as a writer because there's no one to tell you what to write or when to write it, so you have to be able to manage your own time schedule.

And it can be harder to do than you think.

I've made plenty of mistakes myself and I'll tell you my worst time management problem and how I solved it.

Read the rest at:
http://writeaholics.net/articles/2014/organise-writing-time.html

BBC Radio Playingwriting Competition Closing Soon

This is just a quick reminder, that the BBC International Radio Playwriting Competition closes in less than 2 days.

This competition is open to all non-residents of the UK and the first prize is a whopping 2,000 British Pounds, sterling.

And even though the closing date is in only a few hours, it's not to late to write your script and enter it.

The script is for a 53 minute radio play with 6 characters or less in any genre. There is plenty of information on their website showing you how to set out a script, what to include and what not to include.

Build Your Kindle Publishing Empire Using Romantic Fiction Story Boards

If you already publish your own ebook then you probably know about the power of Amazon’s Kindle Publishing Platform for selling ebooks and marketing yourself as an author.

But did you know that the best selling ebooks are romantic fiction?

While most writer think that how-to, self help and spirituality are the best sellers, it’s actually romantic fiction that holds the top spot.