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...

Want to be the next millionaire Amazon author? Click on the pic!     The Power of Expectation Rob Parnell Isn't it funny how, if you expect everything to go badly, it usually does? But what if you always expected everything to go well? Does that make you a Pollyanna - or a resourceful creative artist? Fact is, we all take risks in our lives at some point or another. We might decide to start a new business - or write a novel, or marry someone! All risks entail the possibility of failure. But if we always thought that risk would lead to disaster, we'd never leave our beds in the morning! You don't need to be some new age airhead to understand that if you believe that things will turn out for the best, you're giving yourself a fighting chance at success. We often get what we focus on. You know that's true. If you focus on how little ...

The Essene Heresy: If you want to receive my latest thrill ride of a serialized novel - totally free - go here . And if you need to find out how to become a wealthy bestselling Amazon author yourself - go here . STOP PRESS: My latest course, Write to the Top has become so sought after that there are now bootleg copies of the lessons flying around the net! I'm trying to find out who's responsible - but in a way it's flattering that the information is so valuable that some people feel compelled to steal it! Get your official copy HERE. Keep Writing! Rob@easywaytowrite.com Your Success is My Concern http://easywaytowrite.com Want to be a millionaire Amazon author? Click on the pic!   THIS WEEK'S ARTICLE: Imagine Your Way To Success Rob Parnell There's little doubt that writing gets easier the more you do it. The more practice you end...

They call us the millennials. We have the attention span of a fish. No sooner are we fascinated by something, a newer, shinier thing catches our eye - and we're off, surfing there, linking to that, getting swamped by info and ads. But is this true? Do we enjoy being treated like guppies? I don't know about you but I hate trying to read through a sea of other links and distractions - and online newspapers are the worst. And don't you just seethe when you're looking for a download to fix a computer problem - and the link you need is hidden amongst half a dozen ads that look exactly like download links? And those awful sites that look like they're about your search term - but all they've done is repeat your search term back at you? Don't get me started... Keep Writing! Rob@easywaytowrite.com Your Success is My Concern http://easywaytowrite.com Want to be a millionaire Amazon author? Click on the pic below. THIS WEEK...