Right now, I’m fighting off some sort of virus. My gut instinct is to curl up in bed, wrap the blankets around myself, and sleep for two days. However, that’s […]
On Writing
Posts about the craft of writing
5 Myths About Dialogue
Everybody knows what dialogue is. You read it all the time, in every fiction book you pick up. You hear it on TV and in the movies. It’s obvious … […]
Short-Shorts: Improve Your Dialogue
HERE’S a nice link to go with yesterday’s dialogue tips – 10 Easy Ways to Improve Dialogue!
The Writer’s Guide to Eavesdropping
Writers are incurable eavesdroppers — and we should be. It’s our job to create believable characters, and in order to create, you have to understand. Thus, we spend a great […]
365 Days: Writing Prompts
Lots of writers enjoy exercise – not the sort where you jog around the block, but where you have a writing prompt and spend a few minutes working out your […]
21 Rules For Writers
Here are some more guidelines from the masters Keith Waterhouse’s Ground Rules for Writers Use specific words (red and blue) not general ones (brightly coloured). Use concrete words (rain, fog) […]
Keep On Keeping On
A lot of the craft consists of just slogging along. You’d rather be outside, or watching TV or even cleaning the house. But writing is a profession like any other, […]
New Looks
You may have noticed that the site is being revamped. Sometimes it’s good to shake things up and have a makeover. Sometimes your story needs a makeover as well. How […]
10 Ways NOT to Get Published
Over the years, I’ve attended a lot of writing conferences, and one of my favorite types of sessions is the “How Not To Get Published” panel. This is where you […]
Send It Out
Just sent out the poker story to the anthology editor – while crossing my fingers, of course. There comes a time in every story where the author must let it […]