Welcome to part 5 in my How-To blog series! Today we are addressing story structure. It's not as boring as it sounds, I swear! But before we delve, I have to ask you, dear writers: Why are you writing this book? I mean, what are you seeking? What do you hope to get out of writing a …
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Big News!
As some of you may know, I've been pretty 'blogga-non-grata' since I started college last summer. I've been trying to keep up with life and all the promotional stuff that goes with being an Indie author, while keeping up with my homework, writing new books, and still doing all that stuff that daily life demands …
Back in The Saddle
Well, technically, the saddle is a chair. At my desk inside the master bedroom. That's where I keep my laptop. The Fall Semester has ended and the Holidays have passed, (Thank God! They were exhausting, weren't they?) While I am awaiting the start of Spring classes at my local Community College, I've been trying …
Plots and Socks: a writing process
(2014 re-post) I like my plots the way I like my socks. Tight and free of holes. And, let me tell you, it isn’t easy. I never really thought about ‘my process’ until this past weekend, when my husband and I had some friends over. I am one of those people who never really talks about …
#AuthorTips: How to get more words on a page
I don't know about any of you other writers out there, but I am always on the look-out for sound writing advice. I recently found some over at bookdaily.com and thought I'd pass it along. How to Get More Words on a Page, Quickly | BookDaily #AuthorTips by Melissa Eskue Ousley Writing is hard. Sure, sometimes you …
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The Struggle Is Real
People LOVE to tell you what they think about your writing, don't they? At least they do in my life. The thing about taking advice on any subject is that all of it should be taken with a grain of salt. Another salty truth about my every day life is that I don't know very many …
What I’m Working On
Some time last summer, I decided that I should finish TWO books by the end of 2015. Well, I didn't finish them but I haven't stopped trying. I did release my very first SCI-FI novel, INERTIA! (It's got really great reviews, you should give it a read!) But I'm still working on the next two books …
What I’m Working On
You all know that I have been in the writing cave for some time now. So, I thought it might be a good time to share what I've been working on. In Between Octobers, readers were introduced to Evan, aka Rhys Matthews. If you remember, he is an actor who has never received any real …
Your first line stinks!
Hook Your Readers From The Very First Line | BookDaily #Authortips via bookdaily.com and L. WoodswalkerThe original post is here The first paragraph is probably the hardest in the book. It's now or never if you want to hook your reader. But how should you do it? My advice: start with something out of the ordinary: …
Works In Progress: Update
I recently decided to be a little more spontaneous when I'm writing. Not that my writing is structured, per se. I mean, I could not construct an outline to save my life. Well, maybe . . . if it really would save a life. Anyhoo, as I have mentioned here on my blog before and …
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