I finally figured out I really want to write stories. Okay, I’m pushing 40 and you could say, I’m a late bloomer. I’ll accept that. But where to go from …
Quick Skills: Tips on Creating that First line
How you hook your reader on the first page? I love this quote by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, who won the 1992 Nobel Prize for Literature for 100 years of Solitude. …
Conversations: Crafting the first sentence hook!
“I’m sorry Sally, I don’t have much time today. I’m on my way to the airport.” I unwound the scarf from my neck and slid into the chair. “But I …
The Genesis Semi-Finalists have been Chosen!!
Congratulations to our amazing MBT VOICES who are Genesis Semi-Finalists!! Contemporary Fiction Buffaloe Kimberli Ehret Michael Herringshaw Casey Massaro Michelle Phillips Colleen Shine Contemporary Romance Atkins Jennie Basham Pepper Buckner …
Conversations: Common Writing Mistakes I’m seeing
I miss Sally and our morning coffee. But I’m on the road this week, teaching at conferences, and judging contests and I thought it might help to see a quick …