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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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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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
The Heroine’s Journey
Many strong and memorable female heroines have emerged from the pages of books. My favorites include characters from a handful of 19th century authors namely Jane Austen, Louisa May Alcott,
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The Femme Fatale
Recently, I read The Maltese Falcon by author Dashiell Hammett. In 1929, the story appeared as a serial in Black Mask magazine and published in book form the following year.
Banning of Books
For this year’s Goodreads Reading Challenge, I rediscovered a 20th century classic novel. If I’d read the Pulitzer Prize winner, To Kill a Mockingbird previously, I don’t recall doing so.
Character Dimension
Your story’s characters are real. Yes, they are real to the reader who adds dimension, likes, dislikes and their own experiences to them. If they are finely and exquisitely drawn
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