What I am reading now… The first two months of this year I was taking my english class in college and reading zombie centered fiction. This became a focus and while not my first choice(I like historical and mysteries … Read More
What’s in a name? I love getting questions like this one that I received recently—”Where do you find and how do you find character names?” Here are 7 tips for finding character names. Some writers may choose a name they … Read More
Last week I began a writing group in my house. This has been a dream of mine for a long time. I love teaching and I also love the idea of a writing group that is a positive … Read More
You know that don’t you? There is only one you and only you will tell your story your way. Maybe some folks will like it. Maybe no one will. Either way it is your story one that is uniquely yours … 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
Keep the NaNoWriMomentum going and make a new commitment to write! Even if you are like me and didn’t formally join the force you may have heard the buzz, followed people on social media that are partaking. How do we … Read More
Hint: It’s not lost. There is this old saying, “God helps those who help themselves.” It is the second part that is important. We have to put ourselves in the way of success. We have to step up to … 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
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