by Delores Topliff, @DeloresTopliff Books carry us to other times, places, and provide lasting friends—especially nice during pandemics. Coffee mugs and shirts present pictures and words saying, “You can never have …
Famous First Words: Writing Power-Packed Sentences
By Tara Johnson, @TaraMinistry “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens “Call me Ishmael.” Moby-Dick or, the …
Need Higher Stakes in Your Story? Try Adding a Bear.
by Heidi McCahan, @HeidiMcCahan Recently a group of writer pals I chat with online lamented that their rough drafts lacked enough conflict to make their stories interesting. I can relate. A …
Fall in Love with Your Hero
by Jennifer Chastain, @JenniferCwrites Love is in the air during the month of February! I don’t know about you, but I love a good contemporary romance. As a reader, why …
Make Your Reader Worry
by Michelle Sass Aleckson, @MchelleAleckson One of the reasons I became a novelist is because I love getting lost in a story. But I haven’t had the luxury of time to do …