Every story – be it a mystery or a YA or woman’s fiction – begins with a spark, an idea that ignites an author’s imagination. Fanning that spark into a …
Mechanics of a Viral Video by Donna K. Rice
My son, Joe, is an aircraft/diesel mechanic. I wouldn’t have thought my writing and his work would ever converge. Silly me. I learned the power of a viral video …
4 Tips to Prep Your Writing Contest Entry
It’s contest season in the writing world! Perhaps you just submitted your entry to the ACFW Genesis contest earlier this week. There are lots of other contests coming up later …
To Self-Edit or Not to Self-Edit by Nick Kording
To be, or not to be: that is the question: Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms …
Spicing Up Your Dialogue by Ron Estrada
If you’ve read a few of Stephen King’s early works and his excellent book on the craft, On Writing, you’ll discover that the King of Horror pulled many of his …