Writing Tips A to Z
Spotted people writing alphabet themed blog posts and it gave me an idea. This will be the first post in five installments of writing tips from A to Z. Yeah, I know that four doesn’t divide evenly into twenty-six, so the last group will have six letters (instead of 5), but it should be great fun along […]
Romancing the Reader
If there’s one thing people from any background are looking for in a story its romance. They might not tell you that’s what they want, but it’s a factor that could completely overhaul the popularity of your story. Why? Because everyone loves a feel-good tale where you can’t help but root for the protagonist to […]
Setting the Scene
Lately I’ve been focusing on character development since your protagonists and antagonists are the heart of the story. That’s still true, but setting is just as important. I’ve said it before— the description you write for different scenes sets the tone and mood for how the reader will perceive the event. In this section of […]
Commentary on The (Lack of) Fiction Pulitzer
Oscars. Emmys. Tonys. Grammys. I look forward to the artistic awards every year and yet, I don’t follow book awards. It’s not like there’s a Booky award show. There should be! It would be amazing! Think about it: Hugh Jackman could host and do skits about the books, they could show book trailers for the […]
Pitch Wars Mentee 2014
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