Your Link to the World

Apr 21, 2024 | Business of Writing

I think it’s rather fitting that when you first create a website, the default message is “Hello, World!” I’ve had a website since 2012. It started out very basic with just a list of my books and my bio. It’s slowly grown since then. First with blogging (started in...

What’s in a Name? More than you would think.

Apr 14, 2024 | WIP

We’ve been having an interesting conversation on the Regency Fiction Writer’s Forum. It began when one member pointed us to a fascinating post on Tumblr by “Ye Olde News,” a self-described “bored researcher.” He (she?) pointed out...

Finding a Good Editor

Apr 7, 2024 | Method, Self-publishing

One of the most important things a novelist must do-especially if they self-publish is find a good editor. But how do you know where to find one and how do you know if they’re good? When you begin looking for an editor, you need to know what sort of editing you...

The Importance of your character’s wound

Mar 31, 2024 | Writing, Writing Craft

I’m certain you learned in English class that all characters must have a flaw. This is what stops them from attaining their goal. It’s what gets in the way of their relationships. But where does that flaw come from? It comes from the character’s...

Say What? Part 2

Mar 24, 2024 | Blog, Writing, Writing Craft

This is a continuation of the article I wrote last week. You can read it here. In this post I’ll talk about: to show conflict, (show vs. tell) to impart information to the reader succinctly, to make the reader a part of the action. Determine the pacing of the...

Say What? Writing Dialogue

Mar 17, 2024 | Blog, Writing, Writing Craft

Dialogue is an essential tool of the novelist, but too many either don’t know how to write it or may not understand all that well written dialogue can do for their story. This is going to be a two-part blog post because there is just that much to say about the topic....