Words, Words and More Words
I feel as if I’ve discovered The Secret.Many of my writer friends regularly write 2,000 words a day. Some as […]
Peg
The Juggling Pins of Suspense, a Guest Post
by Lise McClendon, author I started out as a mystery writer, cutting my teeth on Marcia Muller and Sue Grafton. […]
FUZZY WAS-Y
One of the first things a new writer learns is that the word “was” does not belong in her story […]
What I Think Donald Maass Said
I attended a workshop a couple of years ago conducted by Donald Maass (author of Writing the Breakout Novel and […]
A Little About Scrivener
There are a lot of software programs out there for writers. I selected Scrivener because I’d heard nothing but raves […]
My Bad
Okay, maybe writing out of sequence isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. At least all I cracked it up […]
Three Reasons to Cut the Chapter Cords That Bind You
I used to write chapter by chapter, scene by scene. A sequential recording of events. Chapter One was always followed […]
Perfection Perspective
We have all seen a perfectionist at work. Someone who dots and crosses all the right letters and always leaves […]
Human Remains Detection Dogs
A lot of you know one of my primary manuscripts—that I’m working to finalize—involves an HRD dog. The video I’m […]
OT: What Are You Complaining About?
This man humbles me. It’s all better with friends.