by admin | Mar 2, 2024 | Encouragement, Fiction, General, Mechanics/ Writing Craft, Research
© 2024 Rhonda Dragomir Have you ever hankered to write historical fiction? Before you walk that particular yellow brick road, be sure you pack your ruby slippers. You might be suited for historical fiction Oz if… You stop the car to read roadside historical markers....
by admin | Aug 2, 2023 | Encouragement, Fiction, General, Mechanics/ Writing Craft, Suspense
© 2023 Deborah Sprinkle Suspense makes a story worth our time. Think about it. What keeps you glued to the movie screen or turning the pages? Two of the elements for creating suspense are a strong hook and creating characters (especially a protagonist) the reader...
by admin | Jul 1, 2023 | Children's Writing, Editing, Encouragement, Fiction, General, Mechanics/ Writing Craft
© 2023 Pam Burgess Writing children’s books is a delicate dance between words and illustrations that bring those words to life. If you get it right, it’s a beautiful thing to watch as it unfolds. It draws you in and moves you along to the end of the story. However, if...
by admin | May 31, 2023 | Business Strategies, Editing, Encouragement, Fiction, General, Marketing, Mechanics/ Writing Craft, Nonfiction
© 2023 Diana Flegal As a literary agent for eighteen years, I witnessed many writers sabotage their writing goals and career by falling prey to well-meaning but bad advice. The goal of a writing coach is to help writers keep a realistic view of everything a successful...
by admin | Dec 3, 2022 | Business Strategies, Encouragement, Fiction, General, Marketing, Memoir, Nonfiction, Publishing Strategies, Social Media, Technology
© 2022 Karen Sargent If you have a book to launch, you need a book launch team. You alone can tell your 1,000 Facebook friends about your book, or your 50-member launch team can each tell their 1,000 friends about your book. That math makes the decision to use a...
by admin | Aug 3, 2022 | Fiction, General, Mechanics/ Writing Craft, Suspense
© 2022 Loretta Eidson Her nightlight reflected the edge of a serrated knife. The intruder twisted it in circles with his fingers while the pungent odor of gasoline assaulted her nose. Muddy boots edged forward and stopped mere inches from her face. Her breath hitched....
