Rob Parnell's Writing Academy Blog

Dear Fellow Writer, This week I've been busy finishing off a new book about inventing characters and plotting fiction. It's a fairly large work for me - I wanted to cover all the bases. Elements of Story: Character, Agenda & Plot,  should be ready for release next Friday. Look out for it in an inbox near you! Click HERE to discover my other Amazon books Keep writing! Rob@easywaytowrite.com An Easy Template for Nonfiction The following easy technique is recommended for the writing of blogs, magazine articles, columns, reviews, and many other short works. Take a sheet of paper or open a new WORD/Scrivener file.  State the intention of the project at the top of the page. For example: "Detail five ways to clean a car in less than 1000 words." Next, write the numbers 1 to 5 down the left hand side. Next to the numbers write:                 1. Intro ...

Dear Fellow Writer, How are you this week? Well and happy I hope! Thanks if you subscribed recently. In case you were wondering, I send out a free newsletter article every Friday. You can check out the  Articles  link for more free writing resources. Plus you can always email me with a question about writing if you like! Or click HERE to discover and peruse my most helpful Amazon books Keep writing! Rob@easywaytowrite.com Hold Yourself Accountable For Your Writing Time Back in my dark days of corporate employment, co-workers would often say to me they couldn't imagine being at home all day and being able to get any work done.  They were convinced that without the guidance of a boss, they wouldn't feel any compulsion to do anything but drink coffee, tidy up the house, read magazines, watch daytime TV or take endless trips to the shops or spend time with friends. How do you motivate yourself? And stay motivated when all you've ...