I’ve been asked who my favorite author is so many times, that I decided it was time I did a post about her. My family first discovered “Pansy” when I was about 13 years old. The first books I read were “Ester Ried’s Awakening” and “New Graft on the Family Tree.” Since that time I’ve […]
Short Story #2
I hope you all are ready to write because I have another story for you. This one was quite interesting to write as I had not spent a lot of time doing this technique, but it really helped my writing! I hope it helps yours too. I will give you a picture this time that […]
10 Reasons I Love NEO
I would like to introduce you all to NEO. Say “hello” NEO. “Hello!” NEO is the best writing friend I could have. He’s dependable, doesn’t distract me with e-mails or internet connection, doesn’t get too hot or heavy, is always willing to travel any place I want and can keep track of 8 different stories […]
One Thousand Words
Do you have an aversion to editing your stories? Have you ever wished that you could just write and skip the editing? Yeah, me too. It’s not that I hate editing, I don’t usually dread it like I dread most things with numbers, but it’s still not my favorite thing to do. That’s one reason […]
A Few of My Favorite Things!
When I first started posting on this blog on a regular basis, I had high hopes and plans. I was going to write a helpful post each week about some aspect of writing, publishing or marketing. Something I had learned or was learning, updates on my books and other insightful things. I even got a […]
Short Story #1
Have you ever wished you could write like your favorite author, or wondered what it would be like to NEVER use the word “said” in a story? Do you ever wish you were better at “showing” and not “telling”? Are your descriptions blah and you conversations stilted? Perhaps you’ve experienced all of these feelings and […]
Research!
Do you like research? Are you fascinated by the way people used to live? How they talked? What clothes they had? How they got places and what was going on in the rest of the country? I am. I love finding little things here and there that actually happened and filing it away in my […]
Favorite 2015 Resource
Welcome to 2016! I’m having a difficult time trying to realize that this is a new year. A new year with lots of potential for getting things done, for learning new things, for growing as a child of the Most High, and the amazing opportunities He sends my way! I don’t know about you, but […]
Merry Christmas!
Have you ever felt that you just didn’t want to do anything? You might have a list of things that you “should do” but you really didn’t want to do any of them? You wanted something different. Something new to do. I have. In fact, that’s what I felt like yesterday. So, I decided that […]
Today’s Top Tip and . . .
This will give you a better grasp on writing. You’ll learn words you might not have known before. It will increase your ability to create amazing sentences, deep characters, exciting scenes, realistic dialog, and much more. If you haven’t figured out what that special tip is, keep reading. I have loved books for as long […]