July 4, 2019 Happy Fourth of July One of my favorite movies is Independence Day. Good day to watch it. Alas, I never got the DVD. One of my least favorite… 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)
July 2, 2019 How NOT to Teach Fiction Writing The craft of writing fiction is not often taught – and when taught poorly can frustrate writers. I tried a class when I was… 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)
July 1, 2019 Are You Ready To Get Serious About Grammar? I’ve got a minor hobby in addition to writing – learning foreign languages. Apparently, I’ve got quite an ear for it. A professional Mandarin… 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)
June 30, 2019 The Secret to Filling Out A Scene Sorry, just don’t have the time to come up with one of those clever headlines about “65 ways to clean cat whiskers that will… 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)
June 28, 2019 The Little Known Key To a High Word Count A lot of inspiring authors start NaNoWriMo every year, hopeful that this will be the year they finally win NaNo. They try the first… 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)
June 27, 2019 Unexpected Ways to Get Ideas for Novels One of the questions best selling novelists get the most from readers and potential authors alike is “Where do you get your ideas?” It… 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)
June 25, 2019 The One Surprising Flaw that Keeps Writers from Getting Published Okay. Well. So… This is an article about… See those words? It’s called procrastinating. Probably 90% of the videos on YouTube in one particular… 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)
June 24, 2019 The Inner Secrets of My Novels Continuing my chatty talk about my novels and their inspirations. Sometimes when you write a novel, you plan it – and three sentences into… 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)
June 23, 2019 When You Don’t Have Enough Words Last of my introspection days, then we’ll be back to “12 easy hacks for unpeeling an orange”. Sometimes editing requires ADDING words. I have… 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)
June 22, 2019 The Number One Reason Your Manuscript Will be Rejected It’s truly sad. I’m always pained by stories of writers who sent their novels out too soon. Recently, I read about a writer who… 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)
