Category Archives: fiction

Learning to write by studying bestseller fiction books. Novel? No – classics.

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Robert Worstell

(photocredit: Amusafija) So begins yet another writing adventure. Found a great book, via Feedbooks, of a classic – “The Technique of the Mystery Story.” This gave me a complete inspiration to help writers learn to write better. This came up earlier … Continue reading →

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Your Audience, Your Responsibility, Your Advice

Posted on June 21, 2013 by Robert Worstell

Any Writer Starts By Listening This comes up over and over again. People who listen can have conversations. People who “soapbox” often end up standing there alone. The key to successful books is writing for the audience. Sure, you may … Continue reading →

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The first year’s fiction bestsellers study list is released!

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Robert Worstell

Writers’ Club Homework Assignment List Relax – I didn’t mean to give you a flashback to college days (well, maybe just a little…) I was compiling the most popular classic fiction from Goodreads, Feedbooks, and Gutenberg.org – and came up … Continue reading →

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A year’s worth of Classic Fiction to Study – and Entertain…

Posted on July 20, 2013 by Robert Worstell

Why Stephen King says writers should read daily – a year of study for you. The Fiction Writer’s Challenge: I frankly don’t know if anyone can actually do this one. It’s a study course with 26 (or so) classic fiction … Continue reading →

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