(...Yes, there's a Wrong Kind.) If there's one big place to easily make mistakes in setting up scene, it's in the beginning pages of a novel. Of course, as story-tellers, our desire is to grip our readers with something memorable in those first five … [Continue reading]
Committed to the Journey (Part 2)
October 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
(...continued from last week...) So, if I used to be one of those writers driven more by validation than by love of story, what changed? I’m glad you asked. :-) It was easy to recognize the pride and impatience in others. One critique … [Continue reading]
Committed to the Journey
October 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Why do you write? That question has surfaced various times over the years, usually in writer’s groups meetings or at conferences. More recently, it’s become the one question that I believe has determined my path. It’s pretty easy at first, when … [Continue reading]
The Name Game
October 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
I’m in the research and rough draft stage of a new novel. This phase led to planning a genealogy for the male character in the novel. Names are important. They are especially important when writing a time specific book. Would you name a futuristic … [Continue reading]
Writing Dialogue
September 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Dialogue adds immense interest to a story, but dialogue is hard to write. I don't mean that it's hard to write words that sound like real people talking, though that's true too. What I'm talking about today is the not-so-simple mechanics of typing … [Continue reading]
