The Story Behind The Story

Here's an interesting post showing some ideas behind the writing of a novel - in this case The Guns of Ponderosa by Chuck Tyrell.

It's amazing what triggers that germ of an idea that grows into a novel. Sometimes it's a title, a name, a place, a character; it seems everyone's got a different starting place.

This is a really interesting article in the story behind the story.

The Story With No Name - Part Twelve!

Catch up on this rollicking adventure by clicking HERE

What Makes A BHW So Good?

I'm still amazed at the amount of people I meet who have never dipped their nose into a Black Horse Western. If you ever wondered what you are missing, read Gary Dobbs (aka Jack Martins) take on the imprint in his Tainted Archive blog.

Read it HERE

Help Is Out There...

All of a sudden, writers blogs are filled with advice on how to win NaNoWriMo 2009 as the clock slowly ticks down to midnight on 31st October.

I found this post and I particularly like it as there is so much good stuff about writing whether it is for NaNoWroMo or not.

Check it out HERE at Routines for Writers

Part 11 of 'The Story With No Name' (Short Story Challenge)

Part 11 now up and running at Jacks Open Range

Enjoy

Write or Die!

Here's a novel idea for getting over writers block!

Try this website from Dr Wicked - it's a bit of fun but actually might be helpful for those of us trying to develop a writing habit of writing every day and churning out a certain number of words in a given time period. Perfect for NaNoMoWri participants!

Settings go from 'mild' to 'electric shock' although I haven't tried that yet!

The Story So Far!

Thanks to I.J. Parnham over The Culbin Trail for putting all the ten parts of the short story challenge together in one spot.

It's shaping up to be a great yarn!

Check out the whole story here.