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How to come up with good writing ideas? There’s one good way that works for both fiction and nonfiction. That way used to involve reading the newspaper. Now it involves going online and reading the news there. Either way, you look for what’s happening in the world. Then you find whatever ‘speaks’ to you. What …
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I'm featured on Mary Ball's blog this month, which is very nice of her. But then, she's a very nice person as well as a competent author. Anyway, if you're curious about what I had to say, hop over and take a look... http://www.marylball.com/blog-monthly-smiles
Which is better, sketching the plot before writing or jumping in and letting characters dictate the way the story develops? There are two ways to write a story. Their proponents are called plotters and pantsers. Plotters sketch the plot before starting the story, pantsers just sit at their computer and start writing, letting the characters …
Women of the Wilderness is the over-all title and concept of my next three novels to be published by Winged Publications' Forget Me Not Romances. They are about three women who feel an affinity for the northwoods that they grew up in or near. The first, The Pathfinder, that's almost finished, is about Anna, who …
Is writing in the third person more difficult than writing in first person? Depends on what you’re talking about. Third person narratives can be more wide-ranging than first person. They can show more people, more events, more everything. But, at the same time they can seem more distant and, therefore, less interesting. First person is …
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I stayed up a bit later than usual last night to watch the Aurora Borealis. Didn't see a thing. Don't know if I was too early or if it didn't show. I spent the time waiting checking out the constellations and all I learned was that I either never knew them or forgot the few …
How do I design a main character? Easy--- I have a method I’ve used for over thirty years and it works for me and it’s simple (which is why I still do it) and this is it: First, you figure out what your story is about and write that down in no more than two …
Thought I'd let everyone know that the winners of my March newsletter drawings, one for a free book and one for a set of handmade greeting cards, are-------- Brenda won a book of her choice from my books published by Winged Publications. and Jan won the set of greeting cards, her choice of birthday or …
The steps in my creative writing process haven’t changed in the many years I’ve been writing. I first ran across it in a magazine and I’ve stuck with it because it works for me. Number ‘4’ in the list becomes the first scene. Number ‘5’ becomes the last scene. Fill in between numbers ‘4’ and …
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Totally not writing-related but I can stick something else in once in a while. Can't I? I hope I can! Anyway, I'm glad Bailey likes my new accent rug.
