Go Ahead, Be Mean

Go Ahead, Be Mean

by | Apr 2, 2023 | Blog, Writing, Writing Craft

You have worked very hard to make your main characters likeable… lovable, even. You’ve developed them into complete human beings in your mind and, hopefully, in your novel as well. But then… you’ve got to be mean to them! You’ve got to destroy their wonderful (or even...
Writing the Impossible Book

Writing the Impossible Book

by | Mar 12, 2023 | Blog, Method, Writing

https://meredithbond.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/magic-ribbon.mp4 Sometimes you think of an amazing story with fantastic characters. When you sit down to write the story, it flows like wine and goes down so easy. You revel in that incredible feeling of...
Getting back to work after a break

Getting back to work after a break

by | Feb 12, 2023 | Blog, Life, Method, Writing

All right, last week I wrote about dictation software that really didn’t work for me because I’m a kinesthetic person (I need the actual act of writing or typing to think and be creative). What I didn’t mention and didn’t talk about was how I was actually doing...
Taking one for the team

Taking one for the team

by | Dec 11, 2022 | Blog, Business of Writing, Writing

I hate grammar. I think I might have mentioned that here before. I just find it so incredibly boring! I can find no interest at all in the different parts of speech, all the rules, where to place commas—all of it. And yet, I just spent a great deal of money on a...