Tearing a book apart

Tearing a book apart

by | Mar 7, 2021 | Blog, Method, Writing, Writing Craft

I’ve currently got three books I’m reading critically in addition to the one I’m doing my best to write. So currently at the top of my mind is what readers are looking for when they read a book. What I should be looking for as I tear these books apart. Number one, of...
Looking at the big picture

Looking at the big picture

by | Dec 20, 2020 | Blog, Method, Writing, Writing Craft

When we write a story, it’s so easy to get lost in the details. We want to be sure to include all of those luscious little bits like the smell of her hair, the feel of his skin, the warmth of the sun as it streams in through the windows. We describe the settings in...
The Most Important Thing

The Most Important Thing

by | Oct 11, 2020 | Blog, Method, WIP, Writing, Writing Craft

Sometimes it’s the most simple thing that can turn us on our writing heads. The article by Sharon Bially and published on Writer UnBoxed was one of those. She tells the story of when her son was asked by his elementary school teacher to complete the following sentence...
Conference Follow-up

Conference Follow-up

by | Sep 6, 2020 | Blog, Business of Writing, Writing, Writing Craft

Last week I wrote about the importance of attending virtual conferences. Because they are so easy to attend – from your own home in your PJs if you want and usually less expensive than attending a regular conference (the conference fees are less, there are no travel...

Ugh… not Grammar!

by | Jul 26, 2020 | Blog, Writing, Writing Craft

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....