Character backstory is critical to a reader’s understanding of our characters. But there are ways to do it without bogging…
The WHY, WHO, WHERE, WHEN, WHAT and HOW of scenes In editing my current WIP, I found I had snippets…
The draft is done. Yay! Now it’s time for editing. When I read that someone’s manuscript is with their editor,…
Updated October 2022 I’d never heard of beta readers when I (poorly) published my first books, a fantasy trilogy. If…
This post appeared in my August 2021 newsletter’s writers’ corner. For regular tips, and much much more, take a risk…
(And a free downloadable guide) This post first appeared in my June 2021 newsletter’s writer’s corner and again a year…
This post first appeared in my May 2021 newsletter’s writer’s corner. There’s a post like this, sometimes with downloadable guides,…
Short story writing isn’t as easy as some people make it look. Early in my writing journey I threw a…
As a homework exercise for Dean Writers Circle, I suggested writing a piece in second person, present tense. Not something…
Words of wisdom from Harry Bingham at Jericho Writers. If you haven’t signed up for their newsletter at least, or…