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...
Harsh Criticism

Harsh Criticism

by | Jan 31, 2021 | Blog, Life, Writing

There is nothing harder than taking criticism. Having to sit back and read or hear someone else tear your hard work apart is not easy—for anyone. As writers, we are bombarded with criticism constantly. Our work is reviewed by complete strangers and posted publicly....
Competency

Competency

by | Jan 24, 2021 | Blog, Method, Writing, Writing Craft

With the peaceful transfer of power in the U.S. government, I can’t help but feel as if we’ve all turned a new page. Every four years Americans have an election where we give ourselves the opportunity to try again, to start anew, to move in a different direction. Some...
Following Tropes

Following Tropes

by | Jan 10, 2021 | Blog, Method, WIP, Writing

Something within me has always objected to using tropes. It seems so hackneyed. So been there, done that – by everyone and their second cousin once removed. And yet… I suppose there’s something to be said for using tropes. Technically, a trope is “any type of figure...