The Writing Life Archives

First Pages

Daniel Schwabauer Excerpt from guest post on KidLit Central The first pages of your manuscript are the most important ones you will write. If you do not capture an editor in the first few pages, she will not keep reading. Likewise with the casual reader. So how do you make the first pages interesting?

How Much is Too Much? – The Prologue Debate

Daniel Schwabauer A student asked, "I always like to write long prologues that give the history and culture of my story worlds, and set the stage for each novel. Is this bad?"

Finding Time To Write

Daniel Schwabauer A student asked me recently how one can write a novel with only an hour a day to write. Truth is, it's difficult, but it can be done.

Impacting the Culture through Story – PART 2

Daniel Schwabauer I created the One Year Adventure Novel with two goals in mind.

Impacting the Culture through Story – PART 1

Daniel Schwabauer Storytellers are the most powerful people in any culture. More than military leaders or political figures, storytellers exercise control by shaping the ideas people believe.