Category Archives: Rock Soup

Writers’ tools:

At Life the Universe and Everything symposium, there was a panel on writers’ tools. Any inaccuracies or confusion, it is the fault of the note taker.   Instead of thinking of the entire book of 100 K word count manuscript, … Continue reading

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The story cone: 

At Life the Universe and Everything symposium, there was a panel on the story cone. Any inaccuracies or confusion, it is the fault of the note taker. The information in this panel comes from Prof. of Utah Valley State college. … Continue reading

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Book cover advice

At Life the Universe and Everything symposium, there was a panel on book covers. Any inaccuracies or confusion, it is the fault of the note taker. A book cover can misread your audience to pick up and read the title … Continue reading

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Spouses of writers:

At Life the Universe and Everything symposium, there was a panel on spouses of writers. Any inaccuracies or confusion, it is the fault of the note taker.   Arrange for your partner to have creative time each day and they … Continue reading

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YA fiction trends: 

At Life the Universe and Everything symposium, there was a panel on YA fiction trends. Any inaccuracies or confusion, it is the fault of the note taker. Time travel and Pirates the books are coming out Fantasy from the sources … Continue reading

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Book distribution:

At Life the Universe and Everything symposium, there was a panel on book distribution. Any inaccuracies or confusion is the fault of the note taker. The theme of your book is a good resource to sell your books. Determining who … Continue reading

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Map making:

At Life the Universe and Everything symposium, there was a panel on map making. In inaccuracies is the fault of the note taker. Terrain will influence travel time. Mountains and deserts can create the own obstacles Terrain always influences the … Continue reading

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Monsters: 

At Life the Universe and Everything symposium, there was a panel on uses of symbolism in literature. In inaccuracies is the fault of the note taker. Every book published should have a monster. Some monsters may be human or nonhuman … Continue reading

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Uses of symbolism in literature:

At Life the Universe and Everything symposium, there was a panel on uses of symbolism in literature. In inaccuracies is the fault of the note taker. Be sure to use the correct symbol to represent the thing. An object or … Continue reading

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Writing clearly: 

At Life the Universe and Everything symposium, there was a panel on writing clearly. In inaccuracies is the fault of the note taker. They did a quote from Orson Scott card’s Endor’s game that illustrated a sample of clear and … Continue reading

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