Author Interview with Award Winning Mystery and Paranormal Novelist, Patricia Simpson
Author interview with Patricia Simpson where she discusses what inspires her to write and shares what her writing routine looks like.
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The Secret to Building a One-Sentence Pitch by Patricia Simpson
Create your pitch statement before you start writing a book, so it can become your secret weapon. But writing the one-sentence pitch is the most difficult task a writer faces. How do we coalesce the soul of our book into a few words?
6 Reasons to Narrate Your Book by Patricia Simpson
In addition to taking advantage of this lucrative market, discover 6 reasons to narrate your book by award-winning author, Patricia Simpson.
Where do Writers’ Ideas Come From
A tongue-in-cheek look at where writers get their ideas.
Or, Click on this link to see the video: The Secret Source of Patricia Simpson’s Success
Patricia Simpson is a paranormal romance writer, and like Kay Keppler in the video, is one of my critique partners.
Plan Your Novel with Story Synopsis
Today is the second in an 8-post series on preparing your novel for Nanowrimo. In today’s post, we focus on writing your story synopsis for your novel preparation. (Updated from first publication in 2014.) If...
On Fear, Perfectionism, Writer’s Block with Beth Barany
In my weekly live #askaWritingCoach chat this week, I shared about Fear, Perfectionism, and Writer’s Block, and answered questions. I offered up two digital gifts this week — Gargoyle: Three Enchanting Romance Novellas and...
Archives: Past Live Chats
Thank you for being a subscriber to the #askaWritingCoach live chats for novelists. Click here to see a list of our past chats. Click here to jump to the latest chat. If you’d like...
Raising Your Story’s Stakes by Kay Keppler
As in a game, readers want to know what’s at stake. Is it life? Love? Friendship? Money? The ranch? The locket? Readers have to know what your hero or heroine will gain or lose in the story
10 Keys to Plot Structure by Kay Keppler
When writers talk about plot and character, they often reference movies or TV shows. That’s because film provides a visual — an extra dimension that helps viewers understand the story.
Writing a (Character-Driven) Romantic Comedy by Kay Keppler
As we discussed the story problems, it became more clear that (at least some of) my problems stemmed from my heroine’s being too action-oriented and not detail-oriented enough. She was acting like a CIA clandestine operator, not a desk jockey bound by reports.
Building Empathy With Point of View by Kay Keppler
Point of view shapes the relationship among writer, characters, and reader, and it’s defined and expressed in terms of person, omniscience, narrative voice, tone, authorial distance, and reliability.
Top 10 Plot Problems of 2013 by Kay Keppler
The end of the year for many people is a time of looking back and reflecting, a time to sum things up and decide where we’ve been and where we want to go.
Character Conflict: Characters in Opposition by Kay Keppler
If you write any kind of commercial fiction, conflict is required. Nobody wants to read a story about happy people who have great jobs, raise wonderful children, do meaningful volunteer work, and lose all the weight they gain after the holidays.
Fiction Writers: Know Your Character’s Motivation, Or Else by Kay Keppler
We all have goals, especially on January 1. When the new year rolls around, everybody wants to lose weight, save more money, and go to the gym more often. Eighty percent of all people make those goals every year because we want to be healthier, happier, and more secure.
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