Writing About Writing: Opening Lines
The first item up for comment during a developmental edit or manuscript evaluation is the opening line of the novel. Why? The first...
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- Mar 7
- 2 min
Break The Rules
(You rebel, you.) Writing believable fiction involves creating the world in which your characters live. In establishing clear rules, your...
- Feb 16
- 3 min
Writing About Freelancing: A Year of Learning
It's official—I've been freelancing for a full year, and what a year it has been! I am thankful to have worked with many talented authors...
- Dec 13, 2022
- 2 min
Writing Prompts: Choose Your Own
Tarot readings are highly personal. And while a general reading may work well for some, it's nice to have options. So, this time, I'm...
- Nov 15, 2022
- 2 min
Writing and Tarot: Character Prompt
I love a great character-driven story. The internal world. Relationships. Transformation from first page to last. And a character-driven...
- Oct 14, 2022
- 3 min
Writing and Tarot: Inspiration Card
Earlier this month, my co-worker Jeanette the Writer, compared the writing and editing processes to the Book of Genesis. The comparison...
- Sep 9, 2022
- 2 min
Writing and Tarot: Scenario Prompt
This writing prompt presents a scenario for your character or characters to work through. Use when needed to shake off a writing hump and...
- Sep 9, 2022
- 6 min
Writing and Tarot: Character Prompt
Prerequisite: For cards 1 through 6, I used the numbered cards and the minor arcana cards. For card 7, I used the major arcana. The...
- Aug 30, 2022
- 1 min
Release Day: Survivor By Choice by Catherine Tiffner
Collecting powerful stories about the transformation from victimhood to survivor is a difficult and noble task. In her second book,...
- May 16, 2022
- 2 min
Writing and Tarot: Supporting Characters
Supporting characters have a variety of functional roles. They either develop the main character's personality, reveal critical...
- Apr 26, 2022
- 3 min
Writing About Freelancing
Whether you know them as solopreneurs, independent contractors, or freelancers, these workers all have one thing in common: control....
- Apr 19, 2022
- 3 min
Writing About Writing: The Purposeful Prologue
After sorting through my small library of hard copy works and setting aside boxes of book donations for my community, I found almost no...
- Apr 12, 2022
- 2 min
Writing About Writing: Outlining a Novel
If you've ever started writing a novel but find yourself stuck halfway through, having an outline may benefit you and your process. While...
- Apr 6, 2022
- 3 min
Writing About Writing: Nailing the Elevator Pitch
An elevator pitch is a brief, one- or two-sentence summary of the book and a powerhouse marketing tool. Elevator pitches entice readers,...
- Mar 29, 2022
- 3 min
Writing About Writing: Filtering in Fiction
What is filtering? When used to describe a stylistic device in fiction writing, filtering has little to do with the use of expletives or...
- Mar 22, 2022
- 3 min
Writing About Writing: The MICE Quotient
In the book Writing Fantasy and Science Fiction: How to Create Out-of-this-World Novels and Short Stories, Orson Scott Card expounds on...
- Mar 10, 2022
- 3 min
The Manuscript Editing Process: An Overview
Being an independent author comes with its challenges. You've finished writing your manuscript; maybe you even typed the words "the end"...
- Mar 2, 2022
- 2 min
Writing and Tarot: Developing Characters with Cards
Whether you believe in the divinatory power of tarot or whether you think it is nothing but hokum, using tarot cards can offer writers a...
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