Your Life Flashing before Your Eyes
Has it ever happened to you—had your life flash before your eyes? What about one of your characters in your…
Putting Passion in the Pages
Last week I started delving into idea and passion and exploring what those things really are and where they come…
More Verbs To Drug You Through
Here are some lines that are similar to many I see in manuscripts I edit: “After George drug Ralph through the…
Using Montages to Create Powerful Imagery
Now that we’ve literally covered the “distance” with a look at the stationary camera shots that are set at certain…
The Place Great Ideas Come From
I’m going to explore the topics of idea and passion in the upcoming weeks. I am often asked, “Where do…
To Lay or To Lie—That Is the Question
If I were asked to vote on the verb that causes the most confusion and is invariably conjugated incorrectly more…
Long Shots—Too Far to Really Tell
We’ve been looking at the three basic stationary distance shots and have covered Close-Ups (Close Shots) and Full Shots (Medium…
Rooted Marketing: Preplanning Your Marketing as You Write Your Novel
Today’s guest post is from author Dineen Miller, who shares great insights into how novelists can use marketing approaches nonfiction…
No, Your Spell-Checker Probably Won’t Catch These
Here’s another list of some confusables I come across regularly in my editing work. I admit, I will often look…