My Special Days Dream or Destiny Promotion ends today. Order a copy of Dream or Destiny by midnight tonight, and I will e-mail you an e-book of Fern’s Fancies, my unpublished contemporary romance novel. To order directly from me through PayPal, click the “buy now” button below. Please be sure to indicate the name you … Read more
In previous installments of this series, we’ve learned what characters are and discussed how to find and create them. Now, let’s talk about how to reveal characters in your story. Although it may be tempting to describe your characters and tell the reader all about them when you first introduce them, that doesn’t work. After … Read more
My Special Days Dream or Destiny Promotion ends next Tuesday. Order a copy of Dream or Destiny within the next four days, and I will e-mail you an e-book of Fern’s Fancies, my unpublished contemporary romance novel. You may order Dream or Destiny from: My publisher, GASLight Publishing, LLC Amazon.com Directly from me To order directly … Read more
My guest today is freelance writer and editor Wendy Burt-Thomas. I didn’t know Wendy until she contacted me about her blog tour for her book The Writers Digest Guide To Query Letters (reviewed in my last post). I’ve learned she is a very talented and entertaining writer, and I know you’ll enjoy her visit here. … Read more
The Writer’s Digest Guide to Query Letters Wendy Burt-Thomas Writer’s Digest Books, an imprint of F+W Media Inc. Copyright 2008 ISBN: 978-1-58297-566-5 Paperback, 228 pages, $14.99 Non-fiction I have a confession to make. When Wendy Burt-Thomas contacted me about her blog tour for The Writers Digest Guide To Query Letters, I thought agreeing to read … Read more
Each month when I post my thanks to commenters, I get questions about how I compile the list. I have answered several times in comments but finally decided to put the answer into a post to make it more accessible. People often ask if there is a plugin to compile this list. If there is, … Read more
Now we know what characters are. How do you come up with the characters for your novel or short story? In Creating Characters: How to Build Story People, Dwight Swain says You start from a foundation of your fantasies and feelings. Because the character you can’t fantasize and feel with will fail. … In other words, you hunt … Read more
The My Special Days Dream or Destiny Promotion is half over. Order a copy of Dream or Destiny before the end of June, and I will e-mail you an e-book of Fern’s Fancies, my unpublished contemporary romance novel. Not sure Dream or Destiny is for you? Read what reviewers and readers are saying about the book. Learn more about Fern’s Fancies … Read more
Thank you to the 195 commenters who left 295 comments in May. I responded to every one of them. Your comments extended the conversation and added value and interest. Top Contributor (16 comments) Pat & James Taylor On the Wings of the Wind Major Contributor (14 comments) wilson Will You Mind Outstanding Contributors (5-10 comments) … Read more
Blogging is so much a part of my life that sometimes it seems like I’ve been doing it forever. On the other hand, sometimes it seems as if I’ve just started. In fact, I started three years ago today. The numbers tell part of the story: 566 posts, including nearly two dozen series with 2 … Read more