Literary License
A Little Goes a Long Way
Many people consider lobster — or homard as the French would say — to be a delicacy and a special treat. But if you’ve ever eaten […]Read More »
The Man Behind the Mask
As fiction writers, we are all aware that it is a serious no-no to allow your characters to “act out of character.” But what this […]Read More »
Your Heart Knows
I must be a born rebel. When it comes to fiction-writing rules, I just can’t seem to help but break them—at least some of them, […]Read More »
Don’t Just Tell It Like It Is
When you are writing a memoir, blog, or other autobiographical material, treat it like a work of fiction inasmuch as the prose matters. Don’t equate […]Read More »
He Said / She Said / They Said
Dialogue Tags It has been suggested that said is the most beautiful word in the English language, and that is certainly true for writers. Said […]Read More »