How to Make The Future Look Like Right Now by Catharine Bramkamp
Science Fiction and/or Time Travel is fun. We get to imagine the future, create bizarre creatures, re-imagine everything we may not like in this world, and fix it in the next.
Writer's Fun Zone by Beth Barany
Plan Your Novel: Essential Plot & Character Tips Webinar Next Week!
We’re excited to bring you a special webinar this month, “Plan Your Novel: Essential Plot & Character Tips Webinar (& An overview of the “30-Day Challenge to Preparing Your Novel” June 2015 course)”. I...
Writing Groups and Why You Need One by Raina Schell
You’ve probably heard utterances of “writing is a lonely job”. I’m here to tell you – it doesn’t have to be.
Frame by Frame Tells the Story by Nevada McPherson
If you’ve read any of my previous posts you know I’ve talked about my experience creating hand-drawn graphic novels and the joys and challenges of undertaking such a project. I’ve discussed how my process has evolved since my first book, Uptowners, and how I’m trying something different and more collaborative for the upcoming sequel, Queensgate.
Inspired by Paris Night Life (Travel & Writing series) by Beth Barany
Last week I shared about Why Paris and how that city is such a rich, evocative place for me. This week, as the ninth in our Travel & Writing series, I’m focusing on how Paris...
The Character Tag – Do We Know Who’s Who? By Jackie Blain
One of my screenwriting students came in one night with the first draft of his ensemble comedy. Now, those things – ensemble pieces – are notoriously hard to write whether you’re writing a script or a novel because there are so many characters you have to service.
#amwalking #amwriting Self-Compassion + Self-Recrimination, Happy Monday
Happy Monday, everybody! Hello Writers! Hope you’re well and showing up for your writer self and your walking self and all your selves. What counts is that you show up and do the work, whether...
Hook Your Reader Contest for Novelists (May 2015)
Hello Fiction Writer! If you’ve started talking about your novel at all, whether your manuscript isn’t finished yet or you’re an already published author, then you may have experienced the struggle of how to hook...
Book Marketing Resources for the Beginning Novelist by Beth Barany
Check out these Writer’s Fun Zone resources — free mini-lessons — for the beginning novelist. For your author branding, write your Clear Message and share it. Here’s my post on that: how to write your Clear...
Writer Who Walks: End-of-Month Wrap up + Next Month’s Plans (#AmWalking)
Writer Who Walks: End-of-Month Wrap up + Next Month’s Plans (#AmWalking) What counts is that you show up and do the work, whether it be writing, walking, or something else that you’re passionate about....
Interview at Generations Literary Journal with Kiala Givehand
Check out my interview with Kiala Givehand on the Generations Literary Journal Podcast! I give tons of writing tips, and I even read an excerpt from Henrietta The Dragon Slayer! Make sure you subscribe...
Is your character’s motivation strong enough? by Carol Malone
“Trevor’s only wanted to raise her girls and fight for her community nursing program. She didn’t have time to be distracted by the hot fireman she burned years ago by refusing his marriage proposal. If she could just remind herself of her desires each day, it wouldn’t be so hard working closely with him to help his father recover from a stroke.” Take Harte a novel by Carol Malone.
Finding Reality in an Unreal World by Kay Keppler
I’m working on a story in which my protagonist is on an unpaid leave from the CIA. The story concerns an unlikely adventure she engages in during this off time, and the way she handles it helps her to decide if the CIA is the right career choice for her. In a beta read, a friend pointed out that my character could face serious consequences—even prison—merely for making a phone call that wasn’t over a secure channel.
Get Out the Mop and Duster: It’s Time for a Spring Clean by Annmarie Miles
Spring has sprung! Well is has in my part of the world. J The daffodils are out, the days are a bit longer and summer’s coming. Traditionally this is a time when a lot of people do a clear out. It’s off to the Garden Centre or the DIY shop to spruce things up. For some it’s emptying out the cupboards and a splash of paint on a wall or two.
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