The Best Gift for the Writer in Your Life

The Best Gift for the Writer in Your Life

It’s that time of year again! Yup, time to look through all those lists of things you either can’t afford or can’t image why anyone would think a writer would want that (an antique manual typewriter? Really?? I mean… it’s pretty, but unless you’ve got a lot of spare...
Classifying your characters

Classifying your characters

My child is a Dungeon Master. Nope, that doesn’t mean that they torture people, it means that they lead Dungeons & Dragons games. In fact, they spend a great deal of their free time playing and writing new scenarios the lead others through. Yes, people have been...
Getting and Giving a Beta Read

Getting and Giving a Beta Read

Getting opinions on your book before you publish is essential. As many eyes on your manuscript as you can get will (hopefully) correct any plot holes, typos, and character problems. Getting opinions on your book before you publish is essential. As many eyes on your...
Questions for Romance: Getting it right

Questions for Romance: Getting it right

Welcome to the third and last post in my series on important questions to ask when writing fiction. If you missed the other posts, you can find the first one (Big Picture Questions to Ask) here and (More Questions to Ask which covers character development and setting)...
More Questions to Ask as You Write

More Questions to Ask as You Write

Last week we looked at some big picture questions you need to be asking either before you begin writing (if you’re a plotter) or while editing (if you’re a pantser). If you missed that post, here’s a link to it. Today, I’d like to cover some...