An Awfully Inspiring Mystery

An Awfully Inspiring Mystery

I just finished reading the most awful book. It was a historical, romantic mystery and I am so happy I got through to the end—not because it got any better, but because it was so inspiring. Have you ever read a book and thought, “I could have written that so...
The Book is Yours, Dammit!

The Book is Yours, Dammit!

I have a coaching client who does everything I tell him (bless his innocent little heart). Every suggestion I make he takes. Every recommended change in wording by me or his proofreader, he makes. About six years ago, when we first started working together, I told him...
Five tips to writing great description

Five tips to writing great description

“It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents – except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which swept up the streets (for it is in London that our scene lies), rattling along the housetops, and fiercely agitating the...
Starting Right

Starting Right

It’s been a while since I’ve written about how to start a novel but since I’m working with a new coaching client who is going through this right now, I thought it couldn’t hurt to share what I’m doing with her. How you begin a novel very...