In this week’s video, Chris discusses the importance of travel and communication in storytelling. He talks about how these aspects influence his own world building and walks through the creation of something he created for his upcoming novel, Tech Mage, called the Umbral Depths. Sound cool? Check out more information in the video below!
How to Make Names That Don’t Suck
In today’s video, Chris begins a world building video series, starting with how to create names for your characters that readers will like. More specifically, he gives some tips about what to avoid and some easy techniques to use when naming your characters. Check out the video below for more details!
The Power of Your Backlist
In this week’s video, Chris talks about how having a backlist of published books can help should you need to take a break from writing. He also discusses his income so far in 2017 and how it has been affected by his backlist. Interested to hear more? Check out the video below!
Quick Tip: How to Write Faster and More Consistently
In this week’s video, Chris gives another quick tip to improve your writing. The trick to consistent writing isn’t just discipline. It’s understanding flow state and learning to go into it on command. To learn more about how to write faster and more consistently, check out the video below!
Relaunch Your Novel: Breathe Life Into Your Backlist
Have you launched a novel, or many novels, only to have them land with a whimper? Have you had a great selling book or series slowly fade away to obscurity? What if you could relaunch those books, turning your backlist into a great source of income? You can. Chris Fox’s latest book in the Write…
Writing to Market Does Not Mean Writing Crap
In February of 2016 I wrote a book called Write To Market. That book teaches authors how to choose stories in genres more likely to sell books. The premise is very straight forward: #1- Pick a genre that you absolutely love (mine include fantasy, SF, horror, and thrillers) #2- Determine that the genre has enough…
The Power of Obsession
In today’s video, Chris discusses the power of obsession. Obsession can have a negative connotation associated with it, but Chris talks about the positive aspects of it. Check out the video below for more details: Sign up to the mailing list to get the Scrivener documents for Chris’s novels, marketing articles, and more.
Quick Tip: How to Immediately Make Your Writing More Compelling
Today’s video is the first in a new series, Quick Tips. The purpose of each video is to give one actionable tip, something you can put into immediate use. Today’s video is essentially what was posted in a previous blog post, Every Word Counts. Check it out in video form below:
How to Plot Your Novel Using Dan Harmon’s Story Circle
In this week’s video, Chris takes a look at the plotting aspect of writing a novel. Using Star Wars as an example, he explains Dan Harmon’s story circle structure, which builds on Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey, and how it works to drive the plot of a story. He also shows how he applies the story…
Week 13: Q&A
Today Chris posted a bonus video for 12 Weeks to a Trilogy. He gives another update on his progress on the project, followed by answers to the most popular questions asked by you, the viewers! Check out the video below for more details: