Fiction is all about getting lost
How many books do you stay with just because you want to see how the author will wrap all this up?
Tag: Writing
The Seven Highly Successful Habits of a Miss Behaved Author
Getting up and writing because a person loves to write is thankless at best. And sending material off to publishers is completely thankless because as we all know, no legacy publisher will touch an unpublished author unless that new author is already famous.
The Journey IS the Story
I wrote this break down of how to find the real story of our novels in Writers Fun Zone. Check it out! New Class! How telling your Story Today can Change your Tomorrow. Sign up for the 8 class teachable course now. Contact me to participate in the 8 week interactive class via email starting … Continue reading The Journey IS the Story
To Baby or Not to Baby
At a recent workshop, I was asked about humor, how to be funny. I regaled the group with stories about American female humorists with the caveat that I had not written the book on humorists. Then realized, hey, I but DID write my Master’s Thesis on them. Why not share a bit about the history … Continue reading To Baby or Not to Baby
Telling Your Story
After Tidying Everything Up Write Everything Down You cleaned and purged. Every item in your house now brings unimaginable joy. What about everything in your life? Today you have the opportunity to create the next big improvement in your life – your story. Are you telling the right story? When you tidy up – did you notice that each … Continue reading Telling Your Story
How to Build A Fantasy World
How do you build a whole world? Lord of the Rings, Disc World, Game of Thrones, Handmaid’s Tale — These fantasy series are as much about their world as they are about the characters and story. Done right, the world itself becomes reason enough to read the book. That is why world building is important and daunting. Readers love … Continue reading How to Build A Fantasy World
Do women exaggerate? Hell yes, as long as it’s funny.
At a recent workshop, I was asked about humor, how to be funny. I regaled the group with stories about American female humorists with the caveat that I had not written the book on humorists. Then realized, hey, I but DID write my Master’s Thesis on them. Why not share a bit about the history … Continue reading Do women exaggerate? Hell yes, as long as it’s funny.
