An efriend writer originally published this as a guest post on their blog to help me launch Against All Odds August 2020. In case you missed it there, here are my anecdotal thoughts on how to add drama to your story: *** I should get writer’s block. I write twelve hours a day, pretty much … Continue reading
I met Stephanie Vaccaro through my writer’s critique group, Write On! She published one of the stories in the group’s anthology, Masquerade, called When Darkness becomes Light. Tagline: A gift? A curse? A choice. BTW–this also includes an award-winning memoir I wrote a while ago called The Single Anchor— Two kids, a dog, no job, … Continue reading
Hello and welcome to the #AuthorToolboxBlogHop which meets every third Wednesday of the month to share resources and tips for authors. Thanks to Raimey Gallant for hosting this venture. Please join to learn more about the craft of writing and to meet bloggers who are dedicated to helping each other become the best writers possible. Click here to … Continue reading
I’ve been working from home for years but most people haven’t. If that’s you and you haven’t read D.E. Haggerty’s excellent post on how to work from home, do it! I’ll wait… While you read: I posted this article about a year ago but have updated it for the challenges we now face with #covid19 … Continue reading
I’m excited to join Raimey Gallant’s #AuthorToolbox monthly blog hop (third Wednesday of each month) with the theme of resources/learning for authors. Posts are related to the craft of writing, editing, querying, marketing, publishing, blogging tips for authors, reviews of author-related products, or anything that an author would find helpful. We share our experiences as it … Continue reading
Throughout the year, I share tips with writers that have made a big difference in the writing of my novels. Some, you can make use of immediately. Others, file away for that cranky day when your writing limps along and you don’t know why. Here are the 2019 Top Writer’s Tips, according to readers: 6 … Continue reading
This post is for Alex Cavanaugh’s Insecure Writers Support Group (click the link for details on what that means and how to join. You will also find a list of bloggers signed up to the challenge that are worth checking out. The first Wednesday of every month, we all post our thoughts, fears or words … Continue reading
I’m excited to join Raimey Gallant’s #AuthorToolbox monthly blog hop (third Wednesday of each month) with the theme of resources/learning for authors. Post are related to the craft of writing, editing, querying, marketing, publishing, blogging tips for authors, reviews of author-related products, anything that an author would find helpful. We share our experiences as it relates … Continue reading
When you read your story, does it sound off, maybe you can’t quite put your finger on it, but you know you’ve done something wrong? Sometimes–maybe even lots of times–there are simple fixes. These writer’s tips will come at you once a week, giving you plenty of time to go through your story and make … Continue reading
Every month, the Insecure Writer’s Support Group (known by we-members as #IWSG) bring the most insecure among us together to discuss (in pithy concise posts) what bothers us, what helps/hurts our writing, and what we would suggest to others who would like to write. Last year, one of the optional questions was When do you … Continue reading
