“I think I just need to sum up.” Sally sat on the deck of the coffee shop, staring out at the lake, the waves frothy along the shore as it …
Featured Fiction Friday with James L. Rubart
The Frasier Entries are in! Now all we can do is sit down, cuddle up with our bags of popcorn, and wait for the results. In the meantime though, My …
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 …
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 …