Your Character’s Wound

Your Character’s Wound

by | May 14, 2023 | Blog, Writing, Writing Craft

I was so surprised last week when I realized that I had never written about a character’s wounds! I learned about this concept from Michael Hauge who speaks about character wounds in his incredible talk on “The Hero’s Two Journeys”.  The...
Peopling Your Story

Peopling Your Story

by | Apr 30, 2023 | Blog, Writing, Writing Craft

(My apologies: I don’t have the audio version of this post this week. If you’d like one, please contact me and I’ll create one and post it. Thanks for your understanding.) How many people are in your books? To write a novel involves creating...
My 2023 Analog Toolbox

My 2023 Analog Toolbox

by | Apr 23, 2023 | Blog, Method, Writing

When we talk about analog tools, we can mean anything from the pen you write with and the paper you write on to worksheets, notecards, and physical bulletin boards. I like to think it means all of that. It is anything we use in our daily writing life that isn’t on...
Where do great book titles come from?

Where do great book titles come from?

by | Apr 9, 2023 | Blog, Self-publishing, Writing

What’s in a great book title? Book titles fascinate me. Your title is the second most important piece of marketing your book has—the first, of course, is the cover. So, what goes into a great book title? And how do you write one? How do you test it? (Wait, what? I’ve...