And Action!
For a girl that loves words, I am all about the action. I can get through a story that is dry, or straightforward, but it’s the cinematic ones I live for. If the tale pops off the page and turns into a movie right before my eyes, I’m hooked. To simplify: Good dialogue pulls me […]
Writing Tips A to Z Part 4
Took a week off of the alphabet tips series for some concentration on querying. Over there you can read my and many other’s wonderful pitches and see the behind the scenes tricks to making them better. Since it’s been a while (a while in internet time) you can find the other tips here. Now, let’s commence with […]
7 Steps to World Building
There’s an aspect of writing that takes place behind the scenes, something the reader must never notice and yet always be aware of. What is it? The world you have constructed. For those of us writing a narrative that takes place outside of the current time and status of Earth, there is significant research and […]
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 […]
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