April 26, 2019 The Opening Scene De-Mystified What’s the important part of the opening scene? MY father used to agonize about the opening line in his writing, to the point that… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
April 25, 2019 BOGSAT – The Pitfall of Fiction I can’t remember who invented the word BOGSAT. It’s really handy. What does it mean? Bunch of guys sitting around talking. Readers hate BOGSAT… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
April 23, 2019 Writers and the “Ad” words I don’t know about you, but I was hampered by an English composition teacher who was excessively grouchy and shouted a lot. Her big… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
April 22, 2019 The Importance of Professional Language Why am I still seeing this? I was interested in what one person described as the problem of writing the “about” page on his… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
April 21, 2019 Three Little Known Scrivener Hacks that Save Hours of Writing! Talking to a lot of writers, I’m amazed how few use Scrivener! Of those that do, I’ve found few of them know about the… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
April 19, 2019 Organizational Systems For Writers I’ve tried every form of planning/productivity software out there. I’ve tried mind maps. They work a little, but not essentially for me. I’ve tried… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
April 18, 2019 Little Known Reasons You Need to Get Organized Quickly! What does it take to get yourself organized? How organized are you? If you’ve been following me for any length of time, you know… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
April 16, 2019 Work Updates What’s going on with my novels? I’ve got several in the editing process right now, working towards getting print ready. I’ve got several more… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
April 15, 2019 Scrivener 3.0 for Windows Review I would love to have a mac. It’s odd how the interface in Mac is so sterile, so blah – and people line up… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
April 14, 2019 Editing Your Novel De-Mystified Editing I hate editing. I think most writers hate editing. I love the writing process, the creating. But I hate to edit. I mean,… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)