Do I even NEED to put an advisory/warning on this post? I wrote a romantic comedy called Poggibonsi; you guys have seen me talk about it and there are two sample chapters HERE if you wanna see what the fuss is all about. (Quick ad: its’ my funniest comedy to date, hand down, and you […]
I often get asked how I am able to write a blog, write books, do critiques, and still function on planet Earth. I’m not always sure about that last part, but we’ll assume they are not implying I am a Martian or from Hell or something. (We recently discussed what makes great writing, HERE) I’ve […]
Struggle with naming your book? Guess what, we all do to one extent or another, AND SO DO MOVIES. Check out these terrifically bad working titles for some big hits. You’ll be thinking your WIP’s name isn’t so bad after all. Even though it still is. 11 Famous Movies That Were Almost Named Something Else […]
If you wanna get right to the challenge skip down to “WELCOME TO OUR FIRST FLASH FICTION CHALLENGE!” and champagne Leo. As most of you know, my character names tend to be just as boring as watching the grass grow or paint dry. Steve. Melissa. Barry. Yawn. It’s just never been one of my things […]
Folks, it’s always fun to chat with friends, so it was a blast to interview T. A. Henry for this interview. I hope you enjoy it as much as did and will check out her new book that releases TODAY!!! T.A. Henry is a Pacific Northwest transplant who loves it there. “I am a stay […]
(This post discusses SEO information found in a Nosegraze article, as well as information from Dan Alatorre.) The interwebs are a-changing, folks. When I started blogging three or so years ago, I had no followers and almost nothing to say – sound familiar? My blog situation stayed that way for about two years, and I […]
I’ve seen quite a few authors make the New York Times bestseller list and/or the USA Today bestseller list so I wanted to know what all was involved in doing such a thing. Lots, of course. Lots of sales, lots of promotions. Lots of everything. But one author did it by putting together her stories […]
Today’s post comes to us courtesy of Tess M Garfield, a friend of the blog and a terrific author. If you’d like to do a guest blog, send me a message using the Contact Me button, above. I enjoy the passion and humor Tess brings to everything, so I wanted her as one of our […]
Most people can’t tell a joke very well. I think everyone knows if they are funny or not, except in-laws, and about half of all people can tell a decent joke. Most of the others can kind of tell one well, and a few… just can’t tell a joke at all. Same with stories/anecdotes. Verbal […]
I’ve needed to do his for a while… so I did. And I figured if I needed it, you might. So here. This is a list of things words and phrases to convey fear in a character (some are more for nervousness but that’s an offshoot of fear, more or less. (We’ve discussed writing effective […]
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