Writing Archives - Page 2 of 2 - Author L. Scott Clark

November 25, 2020

Tearing Apart the Book Blurb

A few weeks ago, I started working on my book blurb. Just in case you were wondering, the book blurb is the short summary on the back of the book.

November 22, 2020

Changes are the New Normal and getting ready for the Book Cover

It seems like if you want to become an author, you must be okay with making lots of changes. Changes to pretty much everything is inevitable.

June 22, 2020

Beta Readers and Moving Forward

The journey of writing is the most amazing part. I work hard to write, edit, rewrite, change, and edit again. This seems to be the general process of everything I do. Now it’s time to get some Beta Readers

April 18, 2019

What Pushes You to Write?

In the end, I write for me. It is fun and a way to express myself. If my only goal is to be published or make money than I could be in trouble.

January 1, 2018

The Battle Starting on the First Page

Who knew that the battle on the first page was so important? During a recent writing conference, an experienced agent sat down and dissected our work.

March 19, 2017

A Perspective in Writing

As writers, we write about mystery, tragedy, love and sometimes forgiveness. We write about dreams, adventure, fiction, or fact. Not all stories are written

February 3, 2016

Adios Prologue

I’ve been reading more on how to make the first few pages better. And after much deliberation and research I am saying Adios to my prologue.

September 18, 2014

New Writing Contest – New Adult Fiction

First Attempt at a Writing Contest for New Adult Fiction. No better way to learn than by experience. Pitch plus the first 250 words are recommended.

January 23, 2014

Medical Mystery – 2nd MS

Working on my second manuscript. This is harder than I thought possible. I keep missing names and places. I wonder if this is common among new writers?