I have been working on finishing a draft of my memoir. It is a labor of love. And hate. And depression. And joy. And sorrow. Dredging up the past demands much self … Read More
In February I took a class from Judy Blume. YES that JUDY BLUME! She teaches it through Masterclass.com which, if you don’t know about it you should. I have three classes I signed up for but I have only taken … Read More
Here we are it’s Valentine’s Day. Are you writing about love? Aren’t we all? There needs to be passion and love, and even hate in a good story. But you don’t need to live in the hate. Actors are … Read More
In the midst of our character challenge I have a question for you: How well do you know your characters? I hope this week has added to your knowledge of your characters. Taking those 5 minutes each day to do … Read More
I am not at 25,000 words. I am at 16,195 but not all of those have been written during NaNoWriMo. This month I am working a major rewrite, by which I mean, it is 70% new content and 30% old. … Read More
A few months ago I created a new character out of nothing. I was gearing up to teach my facebook live during my character challenge. When I was teaching full time I always did the exercises I assigned along … Read More
National Novel Writing Month. It happens every November. Are you in or out? I am not officially doing it this year due to this, one time only never to be repeated(I hope), math class! But I am going to keep … Read More
Creating conflict in fiction, author Karen Shepard puts it so clearly, “Conflict is all about equally formidable forces trying to occupy the same space.” I love it when someone puts a concept in a nutshell. This is all it is … Read More
Saturday morning I am teaching a character workshop. It is the first time I will be teaching in a bookstore in Lomita called Pipe and Thimble. I am really excited to be back in a classroom setting(sort of) teaching complete … Read More
To have a strong hero he must fight against someone or something. Hero vs. Villain is a tale as old as time. Right now I had done my character work on my two leads. Or so I thought. … Read More