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New Blog Series on the way….
Okay, so I've been a bad blogger. And I have a loooong list of great excuses, but I'm sure you'd much rather hear my other news 😉 Starting next week, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, I'll start a series entitled: Love At First Thought Stories start from somewhere...
Self-Editing and Scene Goals
I’m reading Self-Editing For Fiction Writers, recommended by Patti Lacy. It’s very good. And is causing me to go back through my pages to see where I can make things tighter. Show more than tell, use more action verbs. Those sorts of things. But one thing I hadn’t...
Vote Best Beginning – The evolution of a Novel
I've been working on a historical romance for 10 years. That's right. TEN! Not to say I've been writing it for ten consecutive years, but the story idea started 10 years ago in my preschool office in Charlotte, NC. Since then, I've rewritten the entire novel three...
Emotional Hooks and Such – The Reader
You know it’s true. The heart of a good story is emotion. If we can’t evoke emotion in our readers, then there’s a really good chance that story isn’t going to be at the top of anyone’s reading list. Most people pick up a book because it strikes some emotional chord...
How will you celebrate publication?
Okay, so I've complained about my lack of time to write. Now I'm going to jump to the very opposite thought. Getting published! It's a dream every aspiring author has, and those who are already published KEEP dreaming about staying published. But that very FIRST time,...
Encouragement From Green Gables
I’m feeling sorry for Anne Shirley. Or I’m feeling LIKE Anne Shirley when she dyed her hair green. Almost. I’m borderline ‘depths of despair’ with my writing, so I’m taking a moment to sympathize with Anne and bellyache to cyberspace. Ever been there. Life takes over...
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