April 2012

Constructing a Novel

April 24, 2012 by Jamie

I’ve been reading Story Engineering by Larry Brooks and found this article about it today. His Six Core Competencies are a useful way to make sure you have all the parts you need to build a solid story. Having written more than a few novels myself that stalled out midway through and never became fully formed books, I’m curious to see how well I can incorporate his ideas into future projects. I’m a decidedly messy writer though, and I’m not […]

Categories: Advice for Writers, Creativity • Tags: advice, novels, six core competencies, writers, writing

How to Write a Romance Novel

April 10, 2012 by Jamie

Okay, that’s a pretty huge topic for one little blog post, but let’s see if I can cover the highlights in 300 words or fewer, shall we? Every once in a while a friend or acquaintance will approach me, wanting to know how they can churn out a romance in a month or so and start raking in the cash. When I finish laughing and wiping the tears from my eyes, I have to break the terrible news to them: […]

Categories: Advice for Writers, Creativity • Tags: agents, editors, publishing, romance, romance novels, writing craft

Instagram Addict

April 9, 2012 by Jamie

I was doing so well for a while there, and then my day job intervened, and all of a sudden it’s a ghost town around here. Also, in my not-so-spare time, I’ve become obsessed with Instagram. If you have an iphone, and/or you’re already an Instragram user, you can look me up as Jamie Kain (my married name), or inthecityoftrees (my Instagram user name). Not familiar with Instagram yet? It’s sort of like Twitter meets Facebook meets Photography 101, but […]

Categories: Procrastination, Random Stuff • Tags: blogging, instagram, photography

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Monthly Archives: April 2012

Constructing a Novel

How to Write a Romance Novel

Instagram Addict