Sandi Ault is a great teacher! This session shared some of the tricks and tips of the screenwriting trade which can translate to novel writing. There are four design elements […]
The Art of the Rewrite
Susan Cummins Miller gave a great talk at the Tony Hillerman Conference. Here are the highlights: A Baker’s Dozen: Common Writing Mistakes Starting at the wrong point – usually it’s […]
Short-Shorts: Why Content Marketing Still Works
HERE’S a good article about marketing – and keep plugging towards those 50,000 words!
5 Quick Tips About Word Count
With NaNoWriMo upon us, many of you are thinking seriously about your daily word count. Here are some tips to maximize that total. Get an early start – If you […]
Short-Shorts: NaNoWriMo Tips
HERE’S a whole page full of tips and tricks to help you survive NaNoWriMo!
NaNoWriMo
National Novel Writing Month is a yearly tradition urging writers to complete 50,000 words during the 30 days of November. I encourage writers to participate for several reasons: You learn […]
Blathering: Halloween and Fall
This is my favorite time of the year! I love the weather – not too hot, not too cold – and I love that feeling in the air, the one […]
Short-Short: Write the Perfect Query Letter
In honor of my upcoming task, HERE’S a link to the Writer’s Digest guide to writing the perfect query letter.
Blathering: Edits
The manuscript is back from the copy editor already! I think that’s a good thing. She said it was a good story, and this is a PhD in English, so […]
Short-Short: Writing Advice
HERE are some great quotes from the masters for you.