Hello and welcome back. Sorry I haven’t posted here for a while. I’ve been on vacation traveling and needed the break from blogging. But now I’m back. I thought it best to start off with an update on my Works … Continue reading →
Hello and welcome back. Here’s my update on my works in progress: No Rest For The Vengeful – halfway through the edits on the stuff my editor sent me. The Office Pool – unfortunately I had a hard drive crash … Continue reading →
Hello and welcome back. Sorry it’s been awhile since I posted here. Too long actually. Today I will talk about writing ploys and how to avoid them. For the purposes of this article I will use this definition from www.freedictionary.com … Continue reading →
Hello and welcome back. I got an email today regarding a writing prompt about taking your character on vacation. It was from The Write Practice. So I thought I’d take Melissa on vacation. This will likely end up in the … Continue reading →
Hello, today I did a trusty old Google search for fiction writing exercises and got to this site here. The key with these things is to have fun with them and see what you can come up with. So I’ll … Continue reading →
Today I did an interview at Book Goodies. If they have it posted you can view it here:
Continue reading →Hello everybody. Today I present to you the cover for No Rest For The Vengeful. I am super excited for the book’s release.
Continue reading →Hello and welcome back. Today I am going to talk about some strategies for creating characters. Each character will need an opposing force. Your protagonist and your antagonist. Remember that each character is the hero of his/her own story. So … Continue reading →
Hello and welcome back. Today I will talk about creating scenes twists. One way to create a scene is to remember one of Kurt Vonnegut’s rules, “Every character should want something, even if it is only a glass of water.” … Continue reading →
Today I will talk about writing prompts, or in other words a way to come up a tool to save time to create a good story or improve on one. It’s easy to find writing prompts – go to any … Continue reading →
