Four points to finding character voice

Four points to finding character voice

One of the hardest parts of starting a new book, is discovering your character’s voice. Genre fiction is best when it brings the reader deep within the story. As readers, we derive the most pleasure from vicariously living the life of the protagonist. Without...
Getting back to work after a break

Getting back to work after a break

All right, last week I wrote about dictation software that really didn’t work for me because I’m a kinesthetic person (I need the actual act of writing or typing to think and be creative). What I didn’t mention and didn’t talk about was how I was actually doing...
Dictation Software: a trial and a comparison

Dictation Software: a trial and a comparison

Hurray, I have wrists! (In case you haven’t been following along, I broke both my wrists when I slipped on some snow back in mid-December.) I got my casts off last week and now I am working on getting my wrists back in shape. Physical therapy is literally a...
Planning Ahead–Help Requested

Planning Ahead–Help Requested

Last week I touched on the fact that attaining an objective is a road, a journey. So, as I’m still in planning mode for this year (having gotten a late start due to some traveling and my arms being in casts), I’m thinking about planning my journey through 2023. There...
Resolutions, Goals, or Objectives

Resolutions, Goals, or Objectives

January is half-way done! How are you with those New Year’s resolutions you made—if you made any at all? I know there are a great number of people who have simply given up on the concept of resolutions…I have to admit to being one of them. Instead of resolutions that...
Happy Belated New Year!

Happy Belated New Year!

Welcome to 2023! Yes, yes, I know I’m a little late to this party, but if you’ll remember from  my last blog post in mid-December, I slipped on some snow, fell, and broke both of my wrists. My arms are still in casts, so this post is going to be short, I’m afraid—it...