Tag Archives: plotting

Writing Resources 29 June 2013

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Gene Lempp

Here you will find a selection of the best of the blogsphere from the past week. Grab your coffee, straighten the glasses or spritz those contacts and above all – enjoy. Reminder: Google Reader has a little over a day … Continue reading →

Posted in Resources | Tagged adverbs, author platform, Derbywire, facebook, Feed.ly, Gene Lempp, Google Reader, Imgur, indie publishing, John Grisham, Kindle Worlds, Meme, plotting, publishing, ROW80, Text is Beautiful, writer inspiration, writing, writing advice, writing resources, writing tips | 6 Comments

Writing Resources: January 2013

Posted on January 26, 2013 by Gene Lempp

Here you will find a selection of the best of the blogsphere from – well, a little over a month (yes, I was lost in a time/space wormhole, but a very nice group of Klingon’s gave me a lift home). … Continue reading →

Posted in Resources | Tagged Blog Treasures, blogging, GeneLempp, indie publishing, inspiration, plotting, publishing, self-publishing, social media, writing, writing advice, writing craft, writing life, writing tips | 23 Comments

Writing Blog Treasures 11~24

Posted on November 24, 2012 by Gene Lempp

Welcome to Writing Blog Treasures! Here you’ll find the best of the blogsphere from the past week. So, grab your coffee, sit back and above all – enjoy *smile* NaNoWriMo From Cate Russell-Cole: NaNoWriMo Next Steps: Bringing Books to Life. … Continue reading →

Posted in Resources | Tagged blogging, book covers, characters, editing, facebook, fiction, food anxiety, Gene Lempp, Goodreads, indie publishing, marketing books, NaNoWriMo, plotting, publishing, self-publishing, SEO tips, target audience, Tim Ferris, traits of successful writers, writers life, writing, writing advice, Writing Blog Treasures, writing tips, youtube audio | 7 Comments

Writing Blog Treasures 7~21

Posted on July 21, 2012 by Gene Lempp

Welcome to Writing Blog Treasures! Here you’ll find the best of the blogsphere from the past week. So, grab your coffee, sit back and above all – enjoy *smile* As a note, I’m moving into the revision phase of Candace … Continue reading →

Posted in Resources | Tagged agents, audio books, blogging, blurb writing, editing, facebook marketing, Gene Lempp, Gmail, New Pulp, pacing, plotting, publishing, query letter, self-editing, self-publishing resources, writing, Writing Blog Treasures, writing schedule | 9 Comments

Blog Treasures 4~7

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Gene Lempp

Welcome to Blog Treasures! Here you’ll find the best of the blogsphere from the past week. So, grab your coffee, sit back and above all – enjoy *smile* Featured The Bookshelf Muse (Angela Ackerman & Becca Puglisi) is a favorite … Continue reading →

Posted in Resources | Tagged Amazon Children's Books, author branding, Barnes & Nobles, Blog Treasures, Bookshelf Muse, connotation, cover art, Dexter Morgan, DFWCON, dialogue tags, facebook, female characters, Gene Lempp, Hunger Games, indie publishing, internal dialogue, Mirror Mirror, MS Word Tricks, Pinterest, plot, plot advice, plotting, public reading, publishing, romance writers, search bomb, Shark Tank, social media, steroids, Survivor, The Emotion Thesaurus, twitter, Victorian Crime & Punishment, Wrath of the Titans, writing conferences | 14 Comments

Blog Treasures 12-2

Posted on December 3, 2011 by Gene Lempp

Welcome to Blog Treasures, my weekly roundup of the best of the blogsphere from the last week. Enjoy the links! Featured Writers Block. Every writer experiences this phenomenon from time to time. Joanna Penn (The Creative Penn) offers us solid … Continue reading →

Posted in Resources | Tagged archetypes, Blog Treasures, books, Gene Lempp, indie publishing, movies, NaNoWriMo, plotting, publising, recipes, self-publishing, social media, subtext, writers block, writing, writing advice, writing craft, writing tips | 14 Comments

The Iceman Plot

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Gene Lempp

Welcome to my weekly series, Designing from Bones, where we use archaeology, mythology and the artifacts of human history to find and design stories. Join me today as we take a look at an historical figure that has gained fame … Continue reading →

Posted in Designing from Bones | Tagged alps, designing from bones, Gene Lempp, Hauslabjoch, Iceman, Otzal, Otzi, plotting, writing, writing prompts, writing tips | 20 Comments

Sunken Tomb Empowered

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Gene Lempp

Welcome to my weekly series “Designing from Bones”, using archaeology and the artifacts of human history to find and design stories. Last week we explored The Great Dismal Swamp to discover the communities and adventure possibilities lying within its murky … Continue reading →

Posted in Designing from Bones | Tagged ancient tombs, author, blog, blogging, China, designing from bones, fantasy, Gene Lempp, Great Dismal Swamp, Hongze Lake, horror, Huai River, Ming Dynasty, paranormal romance, plot, plotting, romance, royal tombs, science fiction, sinkhole, social media, thriller, tombs, Xinhuanet, YA, Yellow River, Zhu Yuanzhang | 13 Comments

Blog Treasures 05-21

Posted on May 21, 2011 by Gene Lempp

Welcome to my weekly roundup of the best Treasures I’ve found on the blogsphere during the past week. Glad you stopped by, enjoy! I have to start out by sharing an incredible networking idea for writers started recently on Twitter. … Continue reading →

Posted in Resources | Tagged Aliventures, Blog Treasures, blogging, blogs, Bookshelf Muse, description, drafts, fiction, Gene Lempp, genre, great ideas, Henrietta Lacks, Janice Hardy, Jess Witkins, Kait Nolan, Kristen Lamb, Larry Brooks, love revolution, MyWANA, plot, plot devices, plotting, revision, Scott Eagan, sensory, Sensory Saturday, show and tell, Story Engineering, story structure, structure, Suzannah Windsor Freeman, Writers Unboxed, writing, writing drafts, writing structure | 4 Comments

Swamp Visions

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Gene Lempp

Welcome to my weekly series “Designing from Bones”, using archaeology and the artifacts of human history to find and design stories. Last week we looked at Otzi for ways to discover plot ideas through occupation. Today we will be searching … Continue reading →