A writer’s manifesto for 2012. Read this and get to work

by raynelacko.com raynelacko.com | Jan 4, 2012 | Best Writer Tips, Fiction Novel Writing, For the love of writing, Guest posts

Sometimes I like to pretend I’m writing “to” novelist Chuck Wendig. It helps me cut the crap when self-censorship creeps in. I love Wendig’s writing voice, and I just feel freer to speak my mind on the page when I’m in his literary...

Sell More Books: Good Writing vs. Creating Urgency

by raynelacko.com raynelacko.com | Nov 3, 2011 | Best Writer Tips, Fiction Novel Writing, For the love of writing, Guest posts, Who is Writing What?

Writing “well” should be good enough. Good enough to score an agent and a publishing contract. Good enough to entice a potential reader to move past page one, and keep reading, breaking only for food and the uncontrollable urge to refer your book to everyone with an...

5 mistakes overachievers make

by raynelacko.com raynelacko.com | Sep 27, 2011 | Uncategorized

http://everydaybright.com/2011/09/5-overachiever-mistakes/

Manuscript Rejected After Only 20 Pages? What gives?

by raynelacko.com raynelacko.com | Sep 26, 2011 | Best Writer Tips, Fiction Novel Writing

Ever wonder how an agent can reject a manuscript, having read only the first 20 pages? How can they know a book isn’t something they want to represent with so little to go on? Before a writer curses all agent-hood while typing the url, Smashwords.com, self-proclaimed...

8 Steps for a Focused Writing Plan, Fact and Fiction

by raynelacko.com raynelacko.com | Sep 16, 2011 | Best Writer Tips, Fiction Novel Writing, For the love of writing, Guest posts

Let’s say you’ve been ruminating over acreative writing project based on true facts, compiled research, or a memoir. At first glance, you have a choice of two markets—fiction or non-fiction—but if we delve deeper, we see an emerging trend in publishing of successful...