Have you struggled with how to find beta readers that will actually read your books and provide useful feedback? In this Quick Tips video, Chris gives some tips on how to find these readers to help you improve your books before publishing. Check out the video below for details! Sign up to the YouTube mailing…
Write to Market: The #1 Mistake I See Authors Make
In this Write to Market video, Chris discusses the #1 mistake authors make when writing to market. The quick version? The authors that are succeeding at writing to market approach it like a chef, mixing familiar ingredients together in new and interesting ways. The authors who are struggling are often approaching it like line order…
Chris Fox on Just Add Hustle Podcast
Chris recently appeared on the Just Add Hustle podcast. He shares his story and recipe for writing productivity. In this episode you’ll discover: How Chris Fox went from broke, overweight and depressed to successful, full-time writer. The belief change Chris used to transform his life. The writing system Chris uses to regularly crank out 3,600…
Worldbuilding #4- How to Construct a Fictional Language
In today’s video, Chris talks about some methods you can use to create your own fictional language (or way of speaking), discussing things like word patterns, suffixes, sounds, etc. He gives some great examples using existing languages as well as speech patterns and accents in his own writing. Check out the video below for more!
Worldbuilding #3- How Does Your Magic System Work?
Chris’s worldbuilding video this week discusses magic systems. He asks a series of questions that can help you determine how your magic system works. Using common examples like Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings, he explains how the answers to these basic questions can affect things like how many magic users there are, how…
Story Works Round Table #13: Plotting Science Fiction with Chris Fox
Chris was recently interviewed at SWRT about plotting science fiction stories. Highlights include: How important is the science to science fiction? Does the science need to be integral to the plot? Conventions in sub-genre’s of science fiction. What are reader expectations for characters and subplots? More conventions of other sub-genres. How can you break with…
Relaunch Your Novel Released on Audible
Relaunch Your Novel, the latest in the Write Faster, Write Smarter Series, has been released on Audible. Learn how to breathe life into your backlist in this book for writers! Listen now on Audible!
Worldbuilding #2- Let’s Create the Umbral Depths
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 Author Biz Podcast #121: Making the Most of Your Backlist, with Chris Fox
Chris was recently interviewed on The Author Biz Podcast about his most recent book for writers, Relaunch Your Novel. Stephen Campbell talks to Chris about when, how, and why should an author take steps to relaunch their backlist. Chris lists six different ways of relaunching in the book and we’ll talk about some of those,…