by kobowritinglife | Sep 22, 2023 | Blog, My Writing Life, The Craft of Writing, Tips
We all have goals, no matter how small: for some writers, it’s simply to finish a book and have a few avid readers. For many others, being a full-time author is the ultimate goal. So, no matter where you are at in your goal-setting as a writer, we’re going to walk you...
by kobowritinglife | Sep 1, 2023 | Blog, The Craft of Writing, Tips
Editing! Some love it, others despise it – every author is different. But every author must engage in editing at some point, whether they are editing their own work or working with an editor to get the job done. Regardless of which route you take, it’s important to...
by kobowritinglife | Aug 28, 2023 | Blog, The Craft of Writing, Tips
Novellas? Short novels? What’s the difference? Take a look at our previous article for more details, but for now, we’re going to focus not on what makes a novella (or a short novel), but how writing one can be a great idea to exercise your creativity, combat series...
by kobowritinglife | Aug 7, 2023 | Blog, The Craft of Writing, Tips
Motivation is key to any creative work – when you’re excited about your work, it hardly feels like work at all! At its core, motivation is about desire – the desire to do something, according to the dictionary – but it is also about willingness. Thus, motivation is...
by kobowritinglife | May 15, 2023 | Blog, The Craft of Writing, Tips
If you are a genre author, it’s important to be aware of the tropes that are emerging in any given publishing year or years. Some tropes, of course, are evergreen, and will always be popular – such as enemies-to-lovers and marriages of convenience, rebellious heroines...
by kobowritinglife | May 8, 2023 | Blog, KWL Community, The Craft of Writing, Tips
If you’re a romance writer, you already know what we’re here to talk about: steamy, sensual, and sometimes explicit sex scenes between your lead characters. Not every novel has explicit steamy scenes – there are, as they are known, heat or “spice” levels, with some...
