Rob Parnell's Writing Academy Blog

Dear Fellow Writer, I hope you're well and happy - and that your writing is going well. Thank you if you bought my latest Amazon book, The Easy Way to Write Romance That Sells - many of you did because it went straight in at number one in the Writing Skills category! Amazing. Keep Writing! Rob@easywaytowrite.com Your Success is My Concern www.easywaytowrite.com   Robyn has a new book out today. It's a fun story for kids about who's better at cricket: boys or girls! Go HERE for that.  How To Create Compelling Characters Rob Parnell    A characte...

Dear Fellow Writer, Something a bit different this week because I'm proud to announce the release of my very special short story collection,  Nine Tales of Terror. I've been working on getting this released for over a year now - collecting (and re-typing!) my published stories from anthologies, magazines and web posts. I'd lost all the originals in a computer crash - my guess is you know what that's like! The article today explores the writing journey that ended in the creation of Nine Tales of Terror . Nine Tales of Terror by Rob Parnell Keep Writing! Rob@easywaytowrite.com Your Success is My Concern http://easywaytowrite.com THIS WEEK'S ARTICLE: The Making of a Short Story Compilation Rob Parnell  One of the things about being a writing teacher is that you're often asked about your own writing. It's understandable. Writers want to be convinced that your advice is solid. And that you 'show' your ...

Dear Fellow Writer, Respect to you this week for helping get my book, The Easy to Write Short Stories That Sell, into the Amazon Kindle TOP TEN! It's been an amazing week - and I have you to thank! Oddly enough I also did an interview this week. Not about writing - but about my (short) former life as a musician. You can read about that here . There's even a recording of a 1980s EMI single which they must have found (even I don't have a copy anymore!) Keep Writing! Rob@easywaytowrite.com   Your Success is My Concern http://easywaytowrite.com Do YOU want to be a successful independent author? Click on the pic!   Writers Need Space (to Write In!) Rob Parnell Getting what you want in this world is an act of will over nature. If the natural un-tethered state of things is to move towards chaos, then humanity is here to inject order. And to create...

Dear Fellow Writer, Thanks for being a subscriber. I very much appreciate your support. We live in a marvelous time for writers. It's now possible to carve out a career as an independent writer without having to rely on the support or endorsement of faceless corporate giants who actually don't have the resources to deal with all the talent in the world. We can now go it alone -  and sell millions of our books - and we don't have to share the proceeds with agents, publishers or indeed anyone else who might stand between our writing and our fans. Join the revolution! Keep Writing! Rob@easywaytowrite.com Your Success is My Concern http://easywaytowrite.com Want to be the next millionaire Amazon author? Click on the pic!   What to Write In Your Author Blog Rob Parnell Your journey as a writer is probably going to be your starting point...