Dialogue comes naturally to some authors, but others struggle with trying to share realistic, pertinent, and dynamic...
Editing & Writing Advice
Tactical Tuesday: Advice for Self-Editing
The questions were asked? Does deep point of view (POV) only involve the reader’s sense of sight? How does the writer...
Tactical Tuesday: Advice for Self-Editing
Would you like to make an editor’s heart sing? One way to do it is to pay attention to the little things: commas,...
Tactical Tuesday: Advice for Self Editing
Authors should always work hard to avoid offending a reader. When self editing, important areas to look for are...
Thursdays Tips: Let’s Talk Carrots… Sort Of (Or the Fine Art of Secret-Keeping as a Novelist)
Let’s begin with another foodie term first though, shall we? I promise to get down to writing in a minute here. Do you...
Tactical Tuesday: Advice for Self Editing
Why is self-editing important to an author?Have you ever wondered why some athletes excel and others don't make the...
Write the Vision ~ Wednesday
Benaiah? And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the...
Tactical Tuesday: Advice for Self Editing
Okay, I just finished reviewing a number of entries or a writing contest. A lack of self-editing set the entries...
Pacing a Romance
Pelican Book Group now has three imprints: White Rose Publishing (romance), Harbourlight Books (non-romance), and most...
Write the Vision ~ Wednesday
It’s that time of year for Standardized Tests...Administered to students year after year, checking progress,...
Tactical Tuesday: Advice for Self Editing
Writing Fiction 101 says that nothing goes into the story without a reason, including description.Many new authors get...
Thursdays Tips: Harvesting Your Hard Times
Authentic emotions. These are some of the toughest elements to include in a manuscript. Why? Because writers, like...