Dang Holidays. They suck the productivity right out of me. I'm so busy flitting around to stores to find the right gifts for friends and fam, that I can't keep my butt in the chair. And that's the key to writing, right? Butt in Chair. Hands on Keyboard. Click. Click. Click. Hmmm. I think I [...]
Dang Holidays. They suck the productivity right out of me. I'm so busy flitting around to stores to find the right gifts for friends and fam, that I can't keep my butt in the chair. And that's the key to writing, right? Butt in Chair. Hands on Keyboard. Click. Click. Click. Hmmm. I think I [...]
When I come up with the idea for a new manuscript, I vividly imagine how it begins. I normally can also nail down the ending and several scenes down the road. But the part that comes right before is tough. How do I give the reader enough information about the characters to draw them in [...]
Doing the Work of Lazy Words by Robyn Corum More and more you hear people preach against using adjectives and adverbs. Why? Because, typically, they are the lazy man’s way to decorate a page of prose. Certainly, precise and colorful adjectives and adverbs exist, but one must search far and wide to find them. For [...]
My work in progress has been tagged by author, Galen Rose. You can learn more about her current novel at http://galenrose.com/author/galenrose/ What is the title of your book? Flood, Flash, and Pheromones. I had originally titled it "Give Me Your Hand" but thought the other name fit better with all aspects of the story. He saves her from [...]
From 2012 Denver Molly Award Finalist, Shelley K Wall: Kathryn Delroy thinks the management training session she's been asked to attend will be a dream come true. The excitement hits a new level when an old family friend, Thomas Ryan, shows up as well. When the training ends, their passion for each other finds them [...]
Adding conflict in your manuscript is the key ingredient to keeping readers involved. No matter what genre you write, this is critical. Sometimes, though, you get stuck and just don't know what to do next. So, just for grins I've thrown together a list of suggestions. These aren't necessarily geared toward any specific genre and [...]
This was from a short session that James Scott Bell discussed at the Lone Star RWA Conference that I thought you might like: Perfecting Your Elevator Pitch: Every writer needs to be prepared to promote their book at any moment to whomever they meet. You never know when the person you run into will be [...]
A great story is life with the dull parts taken out --Alfred Hitchcock I had the opportunity to attend a day long seminar by James Scott Bell on writing and he started out with this quote. I loved it and thought it great to share. I'd also like to add just a few key points [...]
I got a wild hair last week and decided to attend the Writer's Police Academy in Greensboro, N.C. - I am there now, getting ready to start first session this evening. While waiting for it to start, I drove to Old Salem for a tour of the historical museum there. Sorry. No Witch-burnings or [...]
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