by Angela Ruth Strong, @AngelaRStrong The other day, I got an email from my publisher telling me I’m a finalist in a book competition. She congratulated me and encouraged me …
Make Your Character Likable in 5 Easy Steps
by Angela Ruth Strong, @AngelaRStrong In my last novel, I wrote a lazy hero. You don’t see lazy heroes very often. You see heroes who have character flaws like anger, …
Establishing Yourself as an Author
by Angela Ruth Strong, @AngelaRStrong I’m currently at training to become a flight attendant, so I haven’t been doing much writing or marketing, but I still get to open up …
How to Make Your Reader Cry
by Angela Ruth Strong, @AngelaRStrong Once I cried so much while reading a novel in bed that my husband had thought I’d fallen asleep and drooled on my pillow. But …
The Night Before Deadline
by Angela Ruth Strong, @AngelaRStrong T’was the night before deadline, and all through the house, Not a creature was stirring, except my computer mouse. The wordcount hung over my head …