by Amelia Hay | Author Platform, Authorpreneur Podcast, BTS Podcast Diary, Marketing, Outlining Your Novel, Revision, Season 2: Elements of a Story, Self-Publishing, Writing
Coming up in this episode, I’ll share my experiences in experimenting with Amazon advertising and the results of the book promotion services that I purchased during the last week in January. And, I’ll discuss how I discovered that I’d written a pile of garbage which is the current state of book two in the James Lalonde series.
by Amelia Hay | editing, Outlining Your Novel, Revision, Self-Publishing, Tech for Writers, tools, Writing
Welcome to the second Ask Me Anything on Writing Episode, in this video tutorial I will discuss how to use scrivener to organise, write, revision, and edit a novel.
by Amelia Hay | Authorpreneur Podcast, BTS Podcast Diary, develop your story idea, Fiction, Outlining Your Novel, Plot and Story Structure, Writing
Welcome to the first ever bonus episode of the podcast. As you can probably guess by the title, this is my first ever episode on Ask Me Anything on writing and story structure. In this episode, I will answer the top questions asked by my Blog Readers, Youtube Subscribers, Podcast Listeners, and through my Ask A Question form on my website.
by Amelia Hay | Authorpreneur Podcast, BTS Podcast Diary, develop your story idea, Fiction, Outlining Your Novel, Revision, Writing
Now, that I’m well into revising the first draft of Missing, I’ve decided to share with you the top 5 first draft mistakes I made as I wrote my first three thriller novels, Missing, Silence, and Immunity. Because apparently, I love to embarrass myself in front of an audience and openly point out my flaws. But, I’m not going to stop there. In the second part of this Behind the Scenes Podcast Diary episode, I will share with you five tips highlighting how to avoid making these mistakes in your own writing.
by Amelia Hay | Authorpreneur Podcast, Fiction, Outlining Your Novel, Plot and Story Structure, Season 1: Story Structure, Self-Publishing, Writing
So, you’ve reached the end of the climactic sequence of your novel, and you’re wondering how to give your story a satisfying conclusion. Or, you’re currently outlining your novel, and you’re stuck and not sure how to plan the denouement scenes for your story in a way that will satisfy your future readers. In this episode, I’m going to explain what are the denouement scenes, share three tips on how to write and structure these scenes, and breakdown three examples from literature.
by Amelia Hay | Authorpreneur Podcast, develop your story idea, Outlining Your Novel, Plot and Story Structure, Season 1: Story Structure, Self-Publishing, Writing
So, you’ve reached the climactic sequence, and you’re wondering how to make these final scenes the most dramatic part of your novel; the answer is simple, by including a hero at the mercy of the villain scene. At this point, you’ve probably got a few questions floating around your mind. What is the hero at the mercy of the villain scene? Where does this scene sit within the climactic sequence? And, is this scene appropriate for my story?