Scribophile
For new and seasoned writers, the need to have other eyes on your writing before contemplating publication can be a daunting, yet a...
Dave Wickenden
Aug 30, 2016
Photo Finish
Halfway through the summer and the pages keep grudgingly turning as I race to my novel’s climax. I almost wish the writing would not end...
Dave Wickenden
Aug 3, 2016
Back Up Your Work or Lose Your Mind!
Everyone knows that it is important to backup your work, right? Right? It is more so for writers. You can spend days or even weeks...
Dave Wickenden
Apr 16, 2016
My Writing Process
Having no formal writing training, I have never followed a storyboard or worked out my story beforehand as some writers do. I come up...
Dave Wickenden
Mar 28, 2016
Book Exchange Results
Okay, so I’ve sweated and chewed my fingernails to the quick for two weeks waiting to hear back from the three authors in the Novel...
Dave Wickenden
Mar 13, 2016
Critique Results and Book Exchange
So, I have entrusted my child, my novel, into the loving hands of a beta reader and was happily surprised to find that she loved the...
Dave Wickenden
Feb 24, 2016
10 Truths Only Writers Understand
Albert Einstein was once famously quoted as saying, “Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it...
BY TED DEKKER, NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHOR
Feb 15, 2016
Critiques
The past few months have been very busy. I have been trying to get my first novel, NOT ANOTHER CHILD beta read and have not been...
Dave Wickenden
Jan 23, 2016
Barbara Kyle Seminar
This week I was fortunate to take part in a coaching session with Barbara Kyle at the Sudbury Writer’s Guild. The main topic was how to...
Dave Wickenden
Jan 23, 2016
Beta Reader part deux
Okay, so you have sent your manuscript to the BR and after what seems like a lifetime, they send back the results. They may shine on...
Dave Wickenden
Nov 8, 2015
