Tagged: Vincent B. Davis II

  • The Danger of Adverbs in Writing

    By Vincent B. Davis II, @vbdavisii "For all have sinned and fallen short of editorial perfection." This is one of my favorite quotes from Stephen King's On Writing. Isn't it true? No matter how hard we may try to correct, edit, and rewrite our manuscript, there is always something left…

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  • Why Finding a Writing Mentor or Other Help is Important

    by Vincent Davis @vbdavisII All writers start at the same place: heads swimming with thousands of plot points and hearts swelling at the thought of reaching thousands. It’s nearly impossible to walk through a church, a college campus, or your workplace without running into someone who claims to have the…

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  • mountainside marketing conference 2019 Announcing the Second Annual Mountainside Marketing Conference

    We are excited to announce our second annual Mountainside Marketing Conference. This was the first Christian marketing conference for authors. Because of the overwhelming response from last year, we’ve added an extra day. So join us January 18-22, 2019 (over the Martin Luther King holiday weekend) for a time to…

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  • Reviewing Reviews

    By Vincent B. Davis II @vbdavisii   "This was simply not a well-written novel". My jaw dropped as I read the sentence. I was stunned. How could anyone think that? My book had been out for nearly a month and hadn't received a single negative review. I had previously believed…

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  • Flashbacks and Time-hops: What to do and not do

    By Vincent B. Davis II, @vbdavisii   Flashbacks. They have been one of the most loved storytelling tools in every writer's arsenal for centuries. As consumers, we see various media forms like televisions and movies utilize flashbacks as a legitimate form of storytelling. We see the value in its use…

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  • 4 Ways to Keep Your Writing Inspiration

    By Vincent B. Davis II, @vbdavisii     Writers, by nature, are adrenaline junkies. Artistic rush seekers. We might claim that it’s the coffee that keeps us coming back to the computer screen, but in reality, it’s that indescribable feeling that wells up within us when we create something of…

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