“I can’t afford to go to a writers conference.” I hear this writer’s lament a lot. And there were years I stared down that seemingly insurmountable CAN’T, all the while …
Finding Time To Write With A Busy Schedule
Do any of you wonder how others do it? How do they find time to write? I’m incredibly busy, as I’m sure you are; yet people are successful at writing. …
Writing Sexual Content in Our Stories
Well now that I have your attention… Let’s talk about writing sex. Or not writing sex. But finding the balance of showing male-female attraction in our stories. I happened upon …
Brainstorming the Villain Persona
Villains bring the whole creepy factor to your novel. Sometimes villains are devious and brilliant, other times they are crass and brutish. But one thing they all have in common …
A Different Perspective on Social Media
I teach social media to writers all over the country. Beyond that, I field a lot of questions about etiquette. I try to get to everything in a timely fashion, …