by Lisa Jordan, @lisajordan Our brain weighs about three pounds, yet it’s the most important organ in our body. It allows us to think, to feel, to control and coordinate …
Good Advice, Bad Advice
by Christina Miller, @CLMillerbooks How often do you follow writing advice? If you’re like me, you started your writing career by seeking and following all the advice you could get …
Plot Points–Writing to Percentages
by Patricia Bradley, @PTBradley1 Plot Points and Pinch Points– What the dickens are they? I’m so glad you asked. But first let me tell you a story. Covid has been really …
Writing a Child Your Reader Won’t Want to Put in Time Out
By Janine Rosche, @janinerosche Kimmy Gibbler. Cousin Oliver. Steve Urkel. Screech Powers. Scut Farkus. Vickie from Small Wonder. Caillou. What feeling do these names awaken in you? Nothing positive, right? …
Using the Seven Deadly Sins in Your Novel
by Peter Leavell, @PeterLeavell At the Box Office, Top Gun: Maverick has grossed the GDP of a small country. How? From touching on themes from, as C.S. Lewis’s The Lion, …