PBW’s witty post today is definitely worth a look. How she made this all flow is beyond me! LOL!
Who’d have thunk it…having fun while learning at the same time.
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We hear about this a lot as writers…ie, making sure our character’s voice is accurate for the type of person we are portraying. Sometimes we don’t see it in our own work, but our critique partners will…thank goodness!
As a reader, one thing that will pull me out of a story is if […]

A while back, I asked Paperback Writer which work she was most proud of and why. My question got me to thinking about my own past works and how I would’ve answered that question if I had been asked.
I’d have to say I’m most proud of A TASTE FOR CONTROL. Why? Because […]

Haha, thought that title was appropriate for this post…
Miss Snark had a great post about writing “evil” characters. She made a wonderful point I’d like to elaborate on. I think one of the harder concepts to grasp (at least for me in earlier stages of writing) was how to portray the “bad guy”. […]

Now you can!
When I got serious about writing several years ago, there were places I could go on the net for general help on writing a query letter or a synopsis, but learning the ins and outs of the publishing business? Nah! Today, you can ramp up to speed so much faster if you […]

What American accent do you have?
Your Result: The Midland

“You have a Midland accent” is just another way of saying “you don’t have an accent.” You probably are from the Midland (Pennsylvania, southern Ohio, southern Indiana, southern Illinois, and Missouri) but then for all we know you could be from Florida or Charleston or […]