Below are answers to one question for today’s Guessing Game. Read the question, and then in the comments, assign the correct answer to the correct finalist, and possibly win a prize (*all correct responses will be entered into a random drawing). Then in the next post on, June 7th, you’ll get the next question. On June 21st,…
Category: General Interest
A Score and More and Still Learning
I’ve been writing fiction for over twenty years, and this week I just figured out how I do it. For years, I’ve bemoaned my inability to plot. Back when I was required to provide my editor with a short synopsis in order to sell another book, I was always able to come up with something….
WOTY & iWOTY Guessing Game – Round Two
Want to learn more about the finalists for the Writer of the Year and Independent Writer of the Year? If so, you are in the right place. Then again, what fun would it be, for us, if we just gave you the answers in one post to five deep, thought-provoking questions? It wouldn’t be. So…
Think You Know the WOTY and IWOTY Finalists? Think Again
Want to learn more about the finalists for the Writer of the Year and Independent Writer of the Year? If so, you are in the right place. Then again, what fun would it be, for us, if we just gave you the answers in one post to five deep, thought-provoking questions? It wouldn’t be. So…
Writing Black Characters Dealing with the Culture of Poverty
Last year at the Colorado Gold Conference I taught a class entitled Writing Authentic African-American Characters. A lot of that discussion had to deal with the culture of poverty within the Black community. Today, I want to talk to you about specific things your African-American characters can struggle with because of the culture of poverty….