By Amanda Dykes, @ajdykes We are storytellers, yes? So, let’s begin with a story: Once, there was a splendid and colorful arch of balloons. Each one inflated with helium and …
Do You Know Where to Start Your Story?
by Rachel D. Russell, @RDRussellWrites As I laid out my opening chapter of my novel during a recent planning session with my mentor, she paused. Opened her mouth. Closed it. Thought for …
Seven Ways to Look Like a Beginning Writer: Part 3
by Tari Faris, @FarisTari Welcome back to part three. If you haven’t read the first two posts in this series I would encourage you to. You can find them HERE …
How Can You Layer Deeper Emotion into Your Writing?
by Beth K. Vogt, @bethvogt I’ve talked with various writers in recent weeks, both one on one and in groups, and the topic of layering emotion into our novels keeps coming …
Do Men Have Emotions?
by Peter Leavell, @PeterLeavell He was twenty years older than me, but he didn’t hold it against me. Instead, he talked. And chatted. And babbled. “Nope, never had much call …