I hear this from my husband far too often: "Ugh ... you're one of those people, always on Twitter. You're turning into your father!" I bristle at that comment every time I hear it. There is a big difference between my dad and me. For one, my father is always on Facebook. That's not Twitter, dear hubby!... Continue Reading →
One of the tips that literary agents and writing gurus tend to repeat is keep your sentences short and snappy. Or, as editor Cate Baum says in her blog post Eight Most Common Editing Errors In Self-Published Books, break up those “long-ass sentences.” We’re writers. We love words; it goes with the trade. Not only... Continue Reading →
The days of the flat, dimensionless villain are over. Readers expect more from their stories than the classic good-vs-evil that characterized fairytales of old – think Disney in the 50s. A while ago I wrote a post called Love Your Villain. In it, I talked about the need for creating a villain that your readers care... Continue Reading →
Funny enough, this post is a result of me banging my head against the wall, saying, "What am I gonna blog about? What am I gonna blog about?" If you're like me (and if you're a writer, then you almost definitely are), you've probably suffered from Epic Post Syndrome at one point or another. What,... Continue Reading →
Have you ever heard of the term head-hopping? Lately, a lot of the blog posts I seem to be reading warn against head-hopping. They claim that using a dual point-of-view (or a triple, or even a multiple point-of-view) can ruin a story if it’s not done right. I admit that dual points-of-view need to be... Continue Reading →
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