by Robin Colucci | May 14, 2021 | Book Writing Tips, Most Read
If you’ve ever had an all-consuming, obsessive feeling while reading a great novel, you probably didn’t ask yourself why. You just had that experience where you kept thinking, “just one more chapter,” until one became two, two became three, three became four, and next...
by Robin Colucci | Apr 2, 2021 | Book Writing Tips, Most Read
One of the biggest challenges in writing a book is to figure out how to write a book that is current and in-step with the times, yet has a long shelf life. At first glance, this may seem impossible. “Current” means in the here and now. “Timeless” means everlasting....
by Robin Colucci | Mar 16, 2021 | Book Writing Tips
Of Jack Kerouac’s notable writing tips, the one my father made sure I learned was: “Don’t think of words when you stop but to see picture better”, because A Picture’s Worth 1000 Words. My dad would tell me, “Get an image in your mind of what you want to describe. See...
by Robin Colucci | Mar 2, 2021 | Book Writing Tips
I hate driving in the suburbs. I especially hate driving in Highlands Ranch, CO, but many years ago, I did it anyway to attend a friend’s party. My children were with me, nestled in the back seat—Dylan, age 6, and Maya, age 4. I’m also a very expressive person, and my...
by Robin Colucci | Feb 22, 2021 | Book Writing Tips, Opinion
The NFL’s “Inspire Change” ad that aired during Super Bowl LV began with a few quick images of NFL players and a voiceover of Ladanian Tomlinson’s speech that he gave when he was inducted into the NFL’s Hall of Fame. This advertisement showed a bunch of images...
by Robin Colucci | Jan 5, 2021 | Book Writing Tips
A lot of people come to me with an idea or a desire to get a traditional book deal to write a memoir. More often than not, I steer them a different direction. You see, memoirs are tricky. They are true stories that need to have the dramatic tension and emotion of a...
