By Tara Johnson, @TaraMinistry “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens “Call me Ishmael.” Moby-Dick or, the …
Six Tips for an Unforgettable First Line
by Rachel D. Russell, @RDRussellWrites By the time your reader opens your novel, it’s already passed the front cover and back-blurb tests. Next up? Win the reader with a hard-hitting, attention-grabbing, tell-me-more …
Anatomy of a Meet Cute
by Angela Ruth Strong, @AngelaRStrong Meet cutes are the introduction of two characters where the reader falls in love with them as a couple before the hero and heroine ever …
Seven Ways to Look Like a Beginning Writer: Part 2
by Tari Faris, @FarisTari There are 7 things that seemed to repeat to me when I recently worked with a group of beginner authors. I am convinced that what separates …
Seven Ways to Look Like a Beginning Writer: Part 1
by Tari Faris, @FarisTari I worked with a lot of new authors over the past few months. And as I did, I noticed a patterned surface. There are seven bits …