It’s easy to get discouraged in the writing industry. It’s a tough business, and as they say on Project runway, “One day you’re in, and one day you’re out.” So …
Writing Nostalgia by Ron Estrada
There are two things in fiction guaranteed to sell: sex and nostalgia. If you’re like me, you watched in horror as a poorly written smut book shot up the best-seller …
Oh, the Drama! What Writers Can Learn From the Theater by Connilyn Cossette
My nine-year-old was in a production of Beauty and the Beast this summer. I’ve never been more proud of my once-stage-shy-girl standing in front of strangers, singing with all her …
Get More From a Writing Conference By Using Social Media
Many writers have the mistaken idea that social networking is only beneficial for connecting online. Or that it only helps when you can’t be at a conference. But it’s important …
The What and Why of Writing: Layer or Subplot
There are so many details that go into plotting our stories – one simple way to think of plotting is everything that happens to our hero and heroine: The Inciting Incident(s). The Ds (Disappointments) …