Writing Out of Order

Writing Out of Order

Are you a logical think? A top-down sort of person, or do you allow your mind to just go wherever it wants (or perhaps it just does without your permission)? I’ve always considered myself a very logical sort of thinker. I do very well in logic puzzles and took to...
Repeated Motifs

Repeated Motifs

Today I’m going to share with you a concept that you’ll probably all remember studying in your high school or college literature classes: repeated motifs. It sounds very high-brow and perhaps even high-fallutin’ but, in fact, it’s a really neat way of getting across a...
Five Endings To Avoid

Five Endings To Avoid

Last week I talked about beginnings, so this week it makes sense that I talk about endings. There are a number of ways you should NOT end your book. I’m going to run through a few of them and make recommendations for good alternatives as I do so. Now, usually, I write...
Great Beginnings

Great Beginnings

What is it that takes your reader from their comfy chair and places them into the world of your story? What makes a reader lose themselves in a book? It takes a great beginning. Is that beginning made of action? Is it character? Is it setting? What is it that is going...
Theme on Your Mind

Theme on Your Mind

The human brain is an incredible thing. Not only does it make sure our bodies continue to function without a thought, it does a lot of other things that don’t require any deliberate thoughts on our part. The one I’m thinking of today is writing a deeper meaning into...