Writing Fear Free: Character Development (Yours!)
True or False: Novelists are airy-fairy, head-in-the-clouds individuals who can’t concentrate because they are constantly daydreaming. Daydreaming is important fornovelists, but it’s not […]
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Plot Pet Peeves: It’s a Boy!
Using hackneyed plot devices to extendthe life of a series is like a baseballplayer who doesn’t know when to retire.It’s just painful to […]
Writing Fear Free: The Dreaded First Line
Writing the first line of your novel can be frustrating,but there’s no wrong way to do it. As far as I can […]
Writing Fear Free: Research
Research too can become a stumbling block for the aspiring novelist. You must find the balance between adequate research and overdoing it. Last week, […]
Hearing Your Stories
Publishing Charlotte Collins has been an interesting adventure, and it has had lots of unexpected aspects. I’ve already described how much I’m […]