Rob Parnell's Writing Academy Blog

Dear Fellow Writer, Great to be talking to you again. Many of you will be pleased to know that these weekly newsletters will become the sole source of information from me from the beginning of next year. That is, apart from all the books on Amazon. There are currently 21 of our books on Kindle and we plan to put up another 20 or so before March 2014. When they're all online, including hard copies through CreateSpace, the only communications from me will be via this free newsletter. Have fun in the run up to Christmas. Speak soon, Keep Writing! Rob@easywaytowrite.com THIS WEEK'S ARTICLE: Use Your Thinking Cap CAP is a useful acronym that describes how you should go about planning stories. Think about the shape of a baseball cap: it’s crescent shaped, has a strap at the back and a peak at the front. Got that?  And it goe

Dear Fellow Writer, Thanks for being a valued subscriber to my weekly newsletter.   I hope things are going well for you and that your writing is bringing all the joy you desire. In today's article we look at finding the motivation to keep writing a long work. BTW: The Easy Way to Write a Novel is still at #1 in the Education section on Amazon Kindle. Go here for that.   THIS WEEK'S ARTICLE: Write Here, Write Now Writing a long work is really about turning a whim into a compulsion. There’s no other way around it. You have to decide, early on, that you will   finish   your novel – at least the first draft – and you will keep going until it’s done. That’s the trick – the easy answer – DECIDE. Commitment follows a firm decision. Personally I give myself time limits – deadlines. Having an end-date seems to be the only way I can visualize completion. Sometimes I go past my deadlines – who doesn’t? - but at least I’m aware of that and I use th

Dear Fellow Writer, I read a fascinating report yesterday. Apparently one in ten self-published authors now make over $100,000 a year.  That's amazing enough - and something that would surely have been impossible even just ten years ago.  But there's more. The other 90% of writers make less than $500 a year.  Interestingly, the average daily word count of the 90% is less than 1000.  BUT, the average daily word count of the top ten percent (those earning $100K+) is over 2000 words a day! The inference is clear: write 2000 words a day and you're much more likely to move into the big league - and become a bestselling author! But how do you increase your daily word count? Funnily enough, that's the subject of this week's article. How to Write a Lot and Quickly   I’d like to introduce you to the concept of ‘Easy-Writing’ .  I can’t claim to have invented the technique, although my students and subscribers often

The Easy Way to Write Amazon Collection  People keep asking me: what do you have on Amazon? The answer is the books below! They're all top ten bestsellers - with a couple of #1 bestsellers in there! Take a look by clicking on the pics below! Keep Writing! Rob@easywaytowrite.com Keep Writing! The Easy Way to Write rob@easywaytowrite.com

Dear Fellow Writer, I hope you're well and happy - and that you're writing! I want to start a club - with you as a member. If you join my Kindle Review Club you get to: 1. Download my Amazon Kindle ebooks for free 2. Get my Amazon releases before anyone else 3. If you want, become a beta-reader for my new books 4. I'll offer paperback versions (when they're available) at discount In return, I just need you to put reviews for my books on Amazon! Does this sound like a good deal to you? I hope so. Please sign up below if you'd like to join Rob's Kindle Review Club:   Kindle Review Club Name: Email: We respect your email privacy   The Easy Way to Write R&R Books Film Music --> Till next week. Keep Writing! rob@easywaytowrite.com   Your Success is My Concern   Rob Parnell's  Easy Way to Write

Dear Fellow Writer, I hope you're well and happy - and that you're writing! You probably noticed I released another book on Amazon Kindle this week: "The Easy Way to Write a Novel That Sells". That brings the total EWTW books on Amazon up to five so far! I have to say I'm thoroughly enjoying the process of re-creating my courses and putting them out into the 'world.' I especially wasn't expecting them all to do so well. All of the books are in the top one hundred Kindle main chart - the Romance and the Novel books are currently at #1 - and on days I have 3 or 4 in the top 20 for the 'writing skills' chart! I have another 20 courses that I'm planning to put up in the next few months.  Then? Who knows?  Actually what I want to do is to finish my latest novel, "The Essene Heresy" , which has taken a bit of a back seat while I'm re-writing and editing the courses.

Dear Fellow Writer, Great to be talking to you again. This week we host a special event.  Once in a lifetime comes a book that can change lives. And, all modesty aside, I believe my wife has written it! It's about how to easily manifest your perfect life using the infinite power of the  Law of Creation. And the best news is that the first 25 copies are available to you for just 99 cents - yes, less than one dollar! Click here and go get it now: Here's what Robyn has to say about this book: As you read this book, you’ll gain a greater understanding of the Law of Creation and how it affects your daily life. In the meantime, I’ll briefly share my story so you can see the difference the Law of Creation has made for me. A lot of the time, I feel so happy I could burst. I love my life. I love waking up in the morning. I look forward to every day. I’m happy with who I am. I’m happy with the way I look. I’m happy with my relati