Revisiting Your Strategic Plan
Since we are now done with Shoot Your Novel, and I’m gearing up to present another full year of instruction…
Share a Little Piece of Freedom
How would you feel if you lived in a country that arrested a young woman for wearing a skirt that…
Everyday Confusion . . . Every Day
Let’s take a look at some words that can either be one word or broken in two. Since the meanings…
Finding a Place for a Daydream
A quick interruption before we dig in to today’s post. Today is the last day to vote for your favorite writing…
Positive Attributes: The Way to a Reader’s Heart
Today’s guest post is the second of two from author Becca Puglisi. With her blogging partner, Angela Ackerman, she has written…
Being Forward about Forewords
It really shouldn’t be too hard to keep these words straight, but I see them misspelled all the time. Many…
Movies that Play in our Characters’ Heads
In novels, we are almost always in our characters’ heads. An entire story is told from the viewpoints of the…
Getting to the Core of Character Motivation
Today’s guest post is the first of two from author Becca Puglisi. With her blogging partner, Angela Ackerman, she has written…
A Word about Dumb Spell-Checkers
I’m of the opinion we should do away with spell-checkers. For one thing, they’re a bit like calculators (except flawed)….