subject: Novel Writing Made Easy Scam [print this page] You can spend hours trying to find the best books on novel writing. You can take writing courses. You can subscribe to writing magazines. Of course, you'll learn a lot about novel writing from any of these sources.
This shotgun method of learning, though, takes years, and costs hundreds, even thousands, of dollars. I know. This was how I started my writing career.
I thought because I had a novel idea and I had experience writing, I could read a few books and put together a novel. But writing a novel isn't like any other kind of writing. If you don't know exactly how all the components of a good novel fit together, writing a book is like juggling ten flaming torches while balancing a tarantula on your nose.
In addition to my books, I've had dozens of short stories, essays, and poems published, and I was a newspaper columnist for five years. My first sale was to Teen Magazine, and I still have a copy of that $100 check on my office wall, but since then, I've lost count of the number of royalty checks I've received. Let's just say that it's a nice living.
Because of my writing success, I've been a guest on numerous radio shows. I've also appeared on national TV, on Fox News Network's Fox & Friends and the Pacific Northwest TV shows, Northwest Afternoon and Being In Seattle. In addition, my books have received coverage in newspapers such as the The Seattle Post-Intelligencer and in national magazines such as Fitness and Shape.
Obviously, I know a little something about good writing. But having the knowledge and being able to teach it are two different things. Many great authors know what I know, but they can't get it across in a way that's easy to understand.
Not only am I a successful author, I'm also an experienced teacher. Before I became a writer, I was an attorney, and I taught basic writing skills and advanced legal writing at the University of Puget Sound Law School. I've also taught writing workshops and online writing courses, and I'm a writing coach.
