August 2013 - David Michael Williams

22 08, 2013

Building a better book title

David Michael Williams2019-10-02T15:05:19-05:00August 22, 2013|Categories: Writing Tips|Tags: book titles, early writing, my novels, names, short stories, short story, The Renegade Chronicles, The Soul Sleep Cycle, tough decisions, writing tips|

Titles represent anywhere from a few hundred to hundreds of thousands of words. They have to be worthy of all that hard work you put into your short story, novella or novel. And they must be marketable.

8 08, 2013

The two sides to every story

David Michael Williams2019-10-02T14:57:38-05:00August 8, 2013|Categories: Writing Tips|Tags: art, bad writing, creative process, fiction, good writing, writers, writing, writing tips|

On a very basic level, the creation of a story can be divided into two parts: concept and composition. Without a command of both sides, a writer is bound to fall short of greatness.