Continuing our Extreme Wordsmithing Makeover series, we spent much of August diving into STATIC description and I taught you a technique called FOCUS, an acronym that reminded us to first …
Extreme Book Makeover: Building Storyworld
Because it was Independence Day weekend, the Warrens smoked some ribs and the watched…Avatar? I’m not sure why that was the weekend pick, but we dove into the extended version …
5 Ways to Grow as a Writer 2015
“We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master.” —Ernest Hemingway Do you want to become a better writer in 2015? Whatever you write – articles, …
Conversations: Editing and Wordsmithing your novel!
Sally sat down at the table, handing me a Christmas tin. “Merry Christmas.” I opened it. Inside lay petite, decorated Gingerbread men and women, their faces, aprons and overalls intricately …
Conversations: Building Storyworld Basics
Dear Sally, I’m thinking of you sitting in our coffee shop, the hush of the waves of Lake Superior combing the shore, the sky so blue you could dive in, …