Elise L. Blake
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Elise is a full-time writing coach and novelist. She is a recent college graduate from Southern New Hampshire University where she earned her BA in Creative Writing.
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Marketing Your Book on a Budget
Unfortunately, your book isn't going to sell itself. But how cool would it be if it could? When it's completed and ready to go out into the world it grows sentience and starts walking along the street asking people if they want to buy it - or maybe that's a bit too much red-light for what we want here.
By Elise L. Blake3 years ago in Journal
The Psychology of Writing
Books are not just words that are printed down on some pretty paper with an eye-catching cover and intriguing cover. we don't love books because we sit back in our comfiest chair with a warm cup of tea and think to ourselves, "You know that was a good plot progression with great character development." (Well maybe some of us do.)
By Elise L. Blake3 years ago in FYI
Research and Writing
Just because when writing your novel you're doing some creative writing, doesn't mean that you get to make up everything in your novel from imagination. Sure if it's part of your world like electricity being made from trapped fairies in lamps, but if you're not writing a fantasy novel - this is a little out of place.
By Elise L. Blake3 years ago in Journal
The Power of Storytelling
You can't really have a story without storytelling, can you? From ancient myths to modern novels, storytelling has been a fundamental way of sharing experiences, conveying messages, and engaging audiences. It's safe to say that to tell your stories you're going to want to master the art of storytelling. Well, let's explore storytelling and see what valuable tips I have to offer you to use narrative techniques that will engage with your reader.
By Elise L. Blake3 years ago in Journal
Writing Memorable Characters
What would a story be without its cast of characters? Pretty boring. Characters make the story, the reader goes on a journey with them through their good times and their bad, the cry with them, cheers with them, and hope that they make it out alright by the time they turn that last page.
By Elise L. Blake3 years ago in Journal
Overcoming Writer's Block
If you ever thought there couldn't be controversial opinions in the writing circle - well look no further than writer's block. There are those that believe it is a real thing that can plague writers and leave them staring at their blank pages for days on end, and then there are those that believe writer's block is a myth made up to excuse lazy writers who don't feel like showing up to work.
By Elise L. Blake3 years ago in Journal
Tips for Writing an Action-Adventure/Romance Novel
Develop Strong and Relatable Characters The best tip for writing a novel in any genre is going to be to make your characters relatable so that your reader becomes invested in their story. Your protagonist needs to be a believable action hero (or a reluctant one,) but needs to show that they have emotional depth and vulnerabilities that will open them up not only for your love interest but your reader as well.
By Elise L. Blake3 years ago in Education
Crafting a Compelling Narrative
All writers at one point in time or another started with short stories. They didn't just sit down one day and decide to write a novel and write it from bringing to end, most started long before they even knew writing was a profession with short stories.
By Elise L. Blake3 years ago in Journal
