Naming characters, like naming children and pets, is a funny thing. Names are so important, and pack in so much…
Category: Craft
We are talking about feedback this week. From critique partnering to participating in a year-long workshop, I’m pretty sure…
We are talking about age this week, so let’s start off with the facts. I was thirty-eight when I started…
Here is my time-tested, foolproof method of not writing. If you follow these seventeen simple steps, you may never…
Nineteen ways a writer looks at time. No time to lose–Do not wait another second to start writing your novel.…
I first heard of E. B. Moore and her debut novel AN UNSEEMLY WIFE when I was applying to the…
I hate conflict, so I wasn’t surprised when I had trouble putting my characters into difficult situations. When I…
Check back next week, where we will announce the winner of this weeks giveaway–PRETENDING TO DANCE, by Diane Chamberlain! From the…
I have a confession to make. I love my day job. I’m a baker. And everything* I know about writing…
Debut novelist Ellen Herrick is the author of THE SPARROW SISTERS. THE SPARROW SISTERS is the story of Sorrel, Nettie and…