Extreme Book Makeover: Saggy Scene Solutions – Creating powerful MOTIVATION Have you ever read a scene where the character says or does something that seems to come out of the …
Introducing our 2015 Final Round Frasier Judges!
I’ve been holding onto this secret for a week! I’m so excited to announce the 2015 Final Round Frasier Judges. . . Tamela Hancock Murray, agent with Steve Laube Literary …
Feature Frasier Judge: Lisa Jordan
This year’s Frasier Contest has just opened! Today, we’re celebrating one of the authors who makes the contest possible. Lisa Jordan is one of our Frasier Judges, and Lakeside Redemption, her …
How entering a writing contest can change your life
Could entering a writing contest change your life? It changed mine, more than I could ever imagine. It all stared in Far East Russia in the middle of January. Otherwise …
What the Lord of the Rings Taught Me about Crafting Tension in My Novel
In our daily lives, we’re all about doing whatever we can to decrease tension. But when it comes to the lives of our fictional characters, we have to be willing …