There are a number of books out there on the craft of writing, but hardly any on mentoring a story.
That might be because many of us imagine writers alone in a creaky attic room, one naked lightbulb hanging from the ceiling, hunting-and-pecking out a brilliant novel on an old, dusty black typewriter with a missing P key.
The salient word in that sentence being alone.
What we don't know, or conveniently forget, is that a lot of writers need to talk about their work and bounce ideas around with someone, not after they have written their entire story, but as they are working.
Supportive though they may be, Big Sis and Tom from school often can't provide a writer with anything but a smile and some greeting-card words of encouragement. Friends and family don't know much about writing, and they know even less about the process of how it happens. They can't help, as much as they'd like to.
That's why indie writers, out of all kinds of writers, need a top-drawer mentor as much as the world needs their top-drawer story.
In other words, pretty badly.
And that's where you come in. . .
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How To Be A Top-Drawer Mentor
Non-FictionLots of books with writing tips out there, but none about how to mentor a story into life. This little advice book will give you all the information you need to mentor stories and help writers along with their art.
