I just finished a rewrite of Once Upon A Prince, releasing April 2013 from Zondervan. Covered nearly 87K words in two weeks. Not my favorite thing to do – tackle …
Endless Summer, Part Four: Back to School
You know what it’s like. You can’t wait for the fun and frenzy of getting ready to go back to school. First, you plot a course for the new clothing …
Featured Fiction Friday Presents: Irene Hannon
Well, the Frasier Winners have been announced. The hard work of the judges has decided the winners, and today we will take a look at the novel of another of …
Story Building through Scenes
I was reading a book on my way home from the Oregon Writers Conference and while the plot started out interesting, I quickly lost interest due to the slow down …
Brainstorm Strategy #5: Brainstorming Settings to Create Mood
Setting up the mood in a scene requires the right words, but it also requires a setting that can boost your mood impact. Think of all of the scary movies …