Take a Break to Recharge
You have been working hard on your writing career all year: developing ideas; writing; revising and editing; submitting or formatting; promoting and marketing. Perhaps you […]
Tag: fiction writing
Your Character’s Shoes
No doubt you’ve heard the old adage: “You don’t really know a person until you’ve walked a mile in his shoes.” The same can be […]
Look for the Gem
Writers are always trying to improve their storytelling skills, and one of the best ways to do this is to read good books. Books are […]
Keep Your Eye on the Goal
I’m not much of an athlete (ballet was my thing while growing up), but I do remember being told to “keep your eye on the […]
There’s More Than One Way to Tell a Story
One of the benefits of being a novelist is that you have an excuse for sitting around, standing around, or lying around reading a novel. […]
Dare to Be Different
Many of us think of the new year as a time to reinvent ourselves, a chance to blossom forth and make our own, unique […]
All At Sea
We fiction writers love to write. That’s why we do it. (And I bet you thought it was for the money!) But sometimes, after finishing […]
A Promise Made
A promise “to love and cherish” is one often made at weddings as the bride and groom gaze lovingly into each other’s eyes, no doubt […]
Sailing in Foreign Waters
Years ago I wrote a novel about an Australian. I’d never been to Australia and had hardly even met anyone from that antipodean nation, but […]
Enhance Your Story with Setting
When composing your story, don’t neglect the setting. Is it warm or cold? Spring or fall? Dawn or midnight? Does your story take place in […]