Teresa Funke & Bursts of Brilliance for a Creative Life Teresa Funke embodies the modern artist/entrepreneur. She is the owner of Teresa Funke & Company, Victory House Press, and Bursts of Brilliance. She is the award-winning author of seven novels for adults and children based on true stories from WWII, and the author of the…
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Skinny story? Expand your novel without adding fat
You’ve written the end, but the book is thousands of words short of your genre requirements. First, know that many authors who write “long” will envy you. While that’s a nice thought, though, it won’t help you reach your word count. Here are tips to flesh out your story without ruining it in the process….
Do You NaNo?
NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month, aka NaNo) is only a week away! If you’re not familiar with NaNo, the objective is to write a 50,000 word novel in 30 days. I did my first NaNo in 2016, when I had just started writing. I did it for two reasons: first, to build a fire under…
Are you a “Tool” Collector?
I don’t know about you, but I come across a ton of great writing tools on a weekly if not daily basis. They come from blogs I follow, books I hear about, workshops, and just overheard conversations (OK, not on purpose, really). What do I do with all that great information? I have a file…
Rocky Mountain Writer #188
Laurence MacNaughton & Forever and a Doomsday Laurence MacNaughton is back with the fourth installment in his urban fantasy series – what one reviewer called “demon fueled romantic comedies.” The latest Dru Jasper novel is called Forever and A Doomsday and it just launched this month, the latest entry in a series that began with…