by Ryan R. Campbell | May 6, 2020 | writing
This is a look of disbelief from a man who fails to understand how it’s over. This morning, apparently, I finished the first draft of a new manuscript, SCAMBAIT, and I remain skeptical that I have, in fact, typed THE END. My skepticism is well founded: I started...
by Ryan R. Campbell | Jan 14, 2020 | writing
This manuscript has been through countless drafts, through innumerable shifts in emphasis, POV, genre. But today, after the most substantial rewrite yet, I can say it’s closer than ever to being exactly where it needs to be. What started as a capital-R romance...
by Ryan R. Campbell | Nov 7, 2019 | writing
It wasn’t working. None of it was. Maybe it was the changing of the seasons. Maybe it was the general Creative’s Malaise that comes with feeling as though we’re always pushing a boulder uphill. Maybe it was nothing. Whatever it was, though, an...
by Ryan R. Campbell | Mar 31, 2017 | dialogue, edit with me, editing, writing, writing tips
This post is part of the Write With Me series. For more like this, check out the writing your novel page. Building on last week’s part one, let’s keep moving forward with dialogue. This week, I’d like to focus on three more things to watch out for...
by Ryan R. Campbell | Mar 30, 2017 | schedules, scheduling, writing, writing tips
This post is part of the Write With Me series. For more like this, check out the writing your novel page. *or as often as works for you. I think one of the most impactful tips I ever heard while attending a writing conference was that, in order to really do...
by Ryan R. Campbell | Dec 2, 2016 | writing, writing tips
This post is part of the Write With Me series. For more like this, check out the writing your novel page. One of the rules hardcore grammar enthusiasts preach all of the time is that the passive voice should be eliminated when writing. Though one of the joys of...
