Clik here to view.
LEARNING TO WRITE THE HARD WAY (Not Recommended)
Please welcome guest blogger Lynn Kerstan A couple of decades ago, Life as I’d known it came to an end. My wonderful mother required a caregiver, and I was it. Time spent with her was no burden, but my...
View ArticleEnjoy Those Unique Characters in Your Life!
By Becky Martinez We all know people who are a little “different.” People who do things that are a little unusual. We may admire them, we may criticize them, we might say, “huh?” But one thing is for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
TOP TEN PACING TIPS by Alicia Rasley
1. Fast is not the only pace! There’s measured, slow, leisurely, contemplative, intense, depending on the story and genre. Even inside the book, you can (and probably should) vary the pacing of scenes...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Writing Between the Sexes by Leigh Michaels
Let’s say you’re wandering through the bookstore, you flip open a book by someone called Chris Smith, and you read this: Joe had spiffed himself up by putting on a tie, a silly one decorated with the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Making of a Sexy Were Beast by Terry Spear
When creating a world that’s out of this world, we need to set it up so that readers feel they are part of that environment. That even if it’s totally unreal, they can visualize it. So how do we do...
View ArticlePara/Normal Alpha by Robin Matheson
Para/Normal Alpha Character Skill Sets in Action By Robin Matheson In scientific terms, the word alphais used to denote the top-ranking wolf within the hierarchy of the pack. Generally a wolf/dog pack...
View ArticleWORLD BUILDING by Raquel Rodriguez
Going some place new is always fun, especially when the surroundings are not what you see every day. The anticipation mounts, and the excitement fills you up so much that you can hardly wait to arrive...
View ArticleClik here to view.
“What could they possibly see in each other?”
Interspecies Love for FF&P by Pamela Jaye Smith Interspecies Love is an excellent story device through which to make observations on and suggestions for the way we humans treat each other, both...
View ArticleClik here to view.
5 Elements That Take Your Story Idea from Notion to Novel
by Catherine Chant Where do you get your ideas from? That’s a question many writers, including myself, hear from readers quite often. Most of us respond that they come from all around us. A news...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Be Accountable … to Yourself
Sally J Walker Jack London reputedly locked himself in a room for three days and came out with the completed manuscript of CALL OF THE WILD. His family was destitute with no food in the house. He...
View Article