I’ve had a lot of questions lately regarding scenes and chapter breaks. While there is no steadfast rule with regard...
Editing & Writing Advice
Tactical Tuesday: Advice for Self-Editing
Point of view: when you finally get the hang of it, you wonder how you ever missed its importance in storytelling....
Tactical Tuesday: Advice for Self-Editing
When I announced that I’d love to know the questions authors would like to ask an editor, I received quite a few...
Write the Vision ~ Wednesday
The Great Purse Alarm Incident of 2009My mother is, well, elderly, and we all worry about her getting out and about....
Tactical Tuesday: Advice for Self-Editing
Sometimes it is good to play a comma by ear: place one where there is a natural pause in narrative or dialogue. As...
Thursday’s Tips — Dialog
Great dialog is hard to write. No one wants to read dull words, even if they echo true-to-life exchanges, like: ...
Tactical Tuesdays: Advice for Self-Editing
Commas are the musical notes of your manuscript. Some have mastered the melody by taking time to learn to read the...
Write the Vision ~ Wednesday
While recently reading the book of Jonah a thought hit me--as writers of Christian fiction perhaps there are stories...
Tactical Tuesdays: Advice for Self-Editing
Let’s talk about the power of the paragraph. A story, no matter how small, cannot be told without this form of...
Write the Vision ~ Wednesday
1 Chronicles 16:8Give thanks unto the LORD, call upon His name, make known His deeds among the people.1 Chronicles...
Tactical Tuesday: Advice for Self Editing
Point of view versus head hopping—what is the difference? A fine line, or in writer speak, a scene or chapter break,...
Write the Vision ~ Wednesday
Habakkuk 2:2And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables...Inspirational books...