EJ Allen's Books
All of EJ Allen's novels and short stories will be available here. Check back often for special deals and announcements!
Developing Characters With Purpose In Your Novel
In a Cast of Many, Few Stand Out Most main characters in a fantasy novel come across dozens of people, creatures, swamp things, elves, orcs, dragons…well you get the idea. Therefore, it is crucial that the writer constantly examine the importance of every single character and interaction. If you have ever read books where the […]
Dawn of Wonder by Jonathan Renshaw – Review
Dawn of Wonder, The Wakening Jonathan Renshaw Publication: 2015 Pages: 712 Amazon Goodreads Author’s Website Overall Rating: 4.25 Great! Dawn of Wonder is the first book by Jonathan Renshaw, and it is an ambitious work. At 712 pages, it is a book that the reader will need to invest some time in to […]
Tell Your Story the Way Only You Can
It’s All Been Done Before It’s a common fear among writers. We set out with some brilliant idea, and blaze the trail with enthusiasm. Then, we recall something we read long ago or stumble on something in a new book that looks familiar. It’s close to ours. Too close. We hang our heads and hit […]
Let Your Characters Take You to New Places
Not Everything Has to be Planned It is tempting to try to make everything fit into the plan. We start writing a story with a beginning, middle and end in mind, and then we labor to make it all fit together. The real magic of a story is often that it doesn’t quite work that […]
How To Write The First Draft
Ready, Set, Get Going! The first piece of advice I have is to just start writing! Your plans, your outlines, your visions for your future novel, will never be perfect. An author will rarely be fully ready to begin writing the first draft, and there isn’t ever a perfect time or place to do it. […]
Self-Published Books Deserve Their Bad Rap
Self-Published Books Aren’t Good, Sometimes This article is more of a warning than anything else. It is written by an author who self-publishes all he writes, so don’t misunderstand the intent here. There is no doubt that indie writers who put out their own books have a reputation for being hard to trust. The public […]
3 Steps to Becoming a Writer
Becoming a great writer, in 3 steps #1: Start Writing Shouldn’t ‘come up with a great idea’ be here? Surely, ‘write a great outline’ should be number one. I completely disagree. In fact, one of the reasons that many people never become writers is because they think they have to have those things done before they begin. […]
Why I Prefer Discovery Writing, Part 1
What is Discovery Writing? Discovery writing is basically the opposite of outlining, or planning. It is starting a story without a specific path for it to follow. I’ve also heard discovery writing referred to as “write by the seat of your pants” writing, which I would say fits to some degree. Not all of the […]
EJ Allen’s Writing Blog
Why does the internet need another writing blog? First of all, this website is much more than another writing blog. This is where all of our books will be presented when they’re completed, it is where we will give things away quite frequently, it is where we will interview great writers and where we’ll review […]
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