Short Stories for your Newsletter

Short Stories for your Newsletter

I love writing backstory short stories of a transformative event in my main characters’ lives. I mentioned a few weeks ago that I write short stories to put into my newsletters and my readers love reading them. These are the sorts of stories that I write. These...

Ugh… not Grammar!

Who here likes grammar? Who here thinks they know grammar? Understand it? Rarely make mistakes? Yeah… I didn’t think so. For most people, unless you have meticulously studied English grammar for years, it’s most likely that you don’t know it or only know some of it....
Learning Craft

Learning Craft

How many books on writing do you have on your shelf—virtual or otherwise? I just did a quick run-through of the books on my physical shelf and those in my Kindle and, not counting books on marketing, I’ve got nearly thirty. Have I read them all? Not cover-to-cover,...
Staying True to Your Characters

Staying True to Your Characters

The very first thing I do when I start plotting a book is to create my characters. It is them, who they are, and what their goals are that will shape the story I’m going to tell. I’m pretty sure I’ve talked about this before on this blog. The importance of knowing...
Characteristics of a Hero

Characteristics of a Hero

So, as you can imagine from last week’s blog post, I’ve been thinking quite a bit this week on exactly what makes a hero. We all know a hero when we see one, but what exactly are the characteristics that make someone a hero? Is there a reason why an accountant...