I’m at that scary stage of writing. I have just started a new novel. I have envisioned the ending, the flow of the story past the inciting incident and turning points, and it’s time to write that first chapter. Magic happens when those first words are placed on the page. I welcome them, and like…
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Have You Googled Today?
I just Googled myself. I’ve done it now and then, and I’ve set up a Google alert (but all that does is tell me someone with my name got arrested for cruelty to animals, which really isn’t what I had in mind), but I was reading an article on making sure you have a “platform”…
Interaction, Engagement, Influence
Back in the 40’s Abraham Maslow(1) put forth the proposition that humans are motivated by needs. Maslow postulates that each low level need must be satisfied before the next higher need can be addressed. It makes a certain sense. Without the foundation, you can’t build walls. Without the walls, you can’t build the roof. His…
Writing Romance: The End of the Beginning
Welcome again, Campers. Last month, we talked about the inciting incident in a romance novel. And if you’ve been following along, you know that our framework for this series of articles is Jami Gold’s Beat Sheet for Romance (found here). We’re sticking to the three act structure for these articles but, as I’ve said before,…
Bad advice from vomiting, armless writers
As we near All Hallow’s Eve, I thought it would be fun to search for some of the—shall we say, less stellar words of advice shared among writers. In keeping with the holiday, they’re only scary if you believe them. NEVER USE ‘SAID’ ‘Said’ is the invisible tag. Instead, make the reader slog through an…