Recently I had the pleasure of seeing someone who read the original version of The Clock Strikes Midnight. She had read it ten to 15 years ago. It was the version written before receiving feedback about its genre misconception. The story then was told from the point of view of the two main characters when […]
Writers Helping Writers
As I struggle along with my new manuscript, I realize how much writers have to do alone. We create, edit and ponder all by our little lonesomes. Here is where I’d love to have a writing partner. Wouldn’t it be nice to toss ideas off someone, to ask them to read what you’ve written, to […]
What to do When You’ve Run Out of Things to Say
Here I am facing another Wednesday and time to publish a new post. I’ve written about writing fiction and nonfiction. I’ve looked at the way authors develop their characters and come up with character names. I’ve examined the pros and cons for pantser styles and outliner styles. I’ve looked at grammar issues and non issues. […]
5 Tips for Eliminating Redundancy in Writing
How many times do readers need to be told something? #amwriting Click To Tweet Not long ago I read a novel in which one of the male characters had long eyelashes. In the author’s first description of the character, we heard about the long eyelashes. Later, we heard about them again in dialogue. In fact, […]
Flash Fiction–The Critic
Today’s blog is a piece of flash fiction. Take a few minutes out of your hectic day and read this #flashfiction Click To Tweet It ends with a surprise. The Critic “Yikes! Don’t use that color green. It looks lackluster. You need to add more yellow.” Lackluster? What the hell? Okay. Whatever…I dabbed a bit […]
5 Stars for the Hare with the Amber Eyes by Edmund de Waal
If you enjoy historical memoir, you’ll love the Hare with the Amber Eyes #amreading Click To Tweet This is not just a story about art–the netsuke, hand-carved Japanese figurines–but a story about people. The author traces the home of his family’s collection of 264 netsuke (BTW, I Googled them so I could visualize them) from […]
3 Tips for Creating Suspense
As a reader, I love being in #suspense #amwriting Click To Tweet I’m to the kind of reader, however, who avoids too much suspense–meaning, if it gets too scary, I’m outta there. Granted some readers love that kind of heightened suspense, but me, I like enough to keep me turning the pages without so much […]
Tips for Finding New Books to Read
I’m a person who must have at least one book going #amreading Click To Tweet If I’m not reading something, I’m restless, probably eating ice cream directly from the fridge. So, having a stack of books is important to me. My mom used to be my best source for good reading. She and I shared […]
5 Star Reviews for e-Murderer
Awesome Book–You Cannot Put Down Jody J says… Jenna Scali works for Dr. Bingham whom is a shrink part time and, in her spare time she is going to college, takes belly dance classes with her friend Quentin being a well-respected history professor at the local university and her belly dance instructor. She lives alone […]
Tips to Make Your Characters Interesting
As a writer, I’m always thinking about my characters. What can they do to move the story along? Who are their friends? What passions do they have? Where do they like to go? What music do they listen to? Much of what I know about my character, I do not share with the reader. If […]
