- Sep 18
Sensational Scenes
Premise and plot are important. Building strong characters with unique quirks, interesting traits, and appearance beyond mundane and...
- Sep 4
Character Flaws
Character flaws are shortcomings or weaknesses that limit the protagonist or others in some way. We all have imperfections and quirks...
- Aug 21
Kill Your Darlings
Full Disclosure, this article is headed to the dark side. You’re writing your little heart out, banging out chapter after chapter with...
- Aug 7
Craft An Amazing Book
We all have a story to tell, but do you have book smacking you upside the head, begging to get out? Well, my darlings, you’ve landed on...
- Jul 19
Show Don't Tell
The concept of SHOW DON’T TELL is a must-have for anyone writing a book. But what exactly does this mean? It sounds simple yet it remains...
- Jul 10
Catch an Agent and Reel Them In
It’s a difficult task to ascertain exactly what literary agents are looking for at any given time, in terms of precise story premise and...
- Jun 5
Crucial Elements of Sentence Structure
Drafting excellent and succinct sentences for a fiction novel takes some practice. Though a sentence may appear grammatically correct,...
- May 22
Give Up The Good ~ Go For The Great
"Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great." This quote by John D. Rockefeller is a poignant one for aspiring authors....
- May 8
Blueprint For Aspiring Authors
TEN IMPORTANT SUGGESTIONS FOR YOUR WRITING WHEELHOUSE There are many tricks and must-haves in every writer’s arsenal. I’ve compiled ten...
- Apr 24
Writing About Body Types
Let’s have a conversation about body types and how to describe them. There are so many ways to describe characters. The most obvious is...
- Apr 10
Title Tips and Tricks
Just as the opening line of your book must grab the reader’s attention, so should the title of your book. Your objective as an author,...
- Mar 27
Outlines - Yay or Nay-Nay?
An outline is a compilation of ideas for a WIP that are organized into some type of structure. It can be the first step before writing...
- Mar 6
Shatter Your Writing Goals
Writing goals are intentions writers set to help influence their writing experience in positive ways. By pinpointing areas in the writing...
- Feb 20
Self-Editing Tips
When writing a book or any piece of work, a short story, novella, article, etc. the writer must ensure that ideas are presented to the...
- Jan 23
First Drafts are Messy
First drafts are messy little buggers, but they’re not a waste of time. They are notoriously scrappy and muddled and sometimes flooded...
- Dec 12, 2022
Practice Proper Punctuation
Punctuation encompasses a set of symbols that are used in the English language to help readers understand the meaning of the sentences...
- Nov 28, 2022
Publishing Industry Terms
Ten years ago, when I decided to author a book, I wrote about what I thought I knew, something familiar to me, a realistic fiction novel...
- Nov 14, 2022
Types of Narratives
From drabbles to novels there are many kinds of narratives, my darlings. It’s important for writers to understand them so they know the...
- Oct 17, 2022
Grammar Mistakes - Yikes - Part 2
In Grammar Mistakes – Yikes – Part 1, I discussed some of the most common spelling mix-ups and word confusion errors like its and it’s,...
- Oct 3, 2022
Grammar Mistakes - Yikes - Part 1
Yo, aspiring authors, listen up! With years of education under our belts, writers still make grammatical mistakes from time to time. For...
