short-shorts – Page 4

August 14, 2014 JES HaysShort-Shorts

Short-Short: Famous Writing Tools

HERE’S a link to a great infographic: writing tools of famous writers!

August 13, 2014 JES HaysShort-Shorts

Short-Short: Subplots

HERE’S a good link from Writer’s Digest – how to build subplots with multiple viewpoints

August 12, 2014 JES HaysShort-Shorts

Short-Short: 1870’s Restaurants

HERE’S a good reference article if your characters might have eaten out in the 1870’s!

August 11, 2014 JES HaysShort-Shorts

Short-short: Cross Genre Novels

HERE’S a good link to an article from Writer’s Digest – writing a cross-genre novel

August 10, 2014 JES HaysShort-Shorts

Short-short: Cowboy Photos

HERE’S a link to a great page of authentic cowboy photos for you, from the Museum of New Mexico.

August 9, 2014 JES HaysDialogue, Short-Shorts

Short-Shorts: Improve Your Dialogue

HERE’S a nice link to go with yesterday’s dialogue tips – 10 Easy Ways to Improve Dialogue!

August 7, 2014 JES HaysShort-Shorts

Short-Short: Travel Times in the 1800’s

HERE’S a good page for you historical writers – maps that show how long it would have taken to get to your destination back in the 1800’s.

August 5, 2014 JES HaysShort-Shorts

Short-Shorts: Dime Novels

Since Chance writes penny dreadfuls as a hobby, of course I had to do my research. HERE’S a good little collection of dime novels for you to peruse.

August 4, 2014 JES HaysShort-Shorts

Short-Shorts: Author Photo Tips

HERE’S a good link for anyone thinking about getting an author photo done – how to look great in yours.

August 3, 2014 JES HaysShort-Shorts

Short-Shorts: WikiAnswers Category

HERE’S a link to the WikiAnswers.com Creative Writing category … supervised by Yours Truly, of course. Browse through the questions and you might learn something interesting!