Parenthetically Speaking
As a writer, I’m upping my game as a reader. Writers are readers. And if you’re a somewhat avid reader and a published writer, you may have incurred pet peeves […]
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Fiction
Time to Republish
Writers caution that I’m embarking on mission impossible: Republishing Unearthing Christmas, my first novel. And securing a literary agent for a previously published book? Fuhgeddaboudit! I even posed the question
Writing is Thinking
It’s a well-known fact that writing is rewriting. But, as a writer, the question remains: Is every revision an improvement, simply different, or both? When revising, I keep in mind
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Brass Tacks on Blurbs
As authors, we understand the importance of eye-catching book covers. When effective, they excite the imagination and serve like magnets to draw in readers. If engaged, the potential buyer may
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The Futuristic Story
My July blog is late in the writing and posting. I could blame multiple deadlines for competing projects and/or too many distractions. But the impasse I’m experiencing relates to the
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Approaches to Writing
Typically, I enjoy the editing a work in progress, like shaping and refining a lump of clay into a new design. But, right now, I shun either editing what’s written
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The Exposition Challenge
Exposition, at its best, advances a story in a crystal clear, informative, and riveting manner. Well, maybe riveting is a stretch, but it should be dramatic, i.e. anything but boring,
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Fixing Plot Holes
Whether shallow or deep, a story’s plot holes need fixing. Most likely the breaks in a cohesive storyline appear in the first draft. Right now, I’m facing the plot hole
Allegiance to Authors
Bestselling authors possess their own brand of celebrity. Book ratings and reviews can climb up to the thousand mark and beyond on websites like Goodreads, a subsidiary of Amazon. As
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Caring for Characters – Part 3
My last blog for 2023 at www.antheatpiscarik.com is Part 3 of “Caring for Characters” and focuses on character development. I’ll keep it short and, hopefully, memorable as we step forward
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