A Solid Premise for Your Novel
When you’re trying to sell a reader on picking up your book, the way you present […]
Teen Program: How to Write the Right Villain for Your Hero
I will be presenting this program for teens as part of the Roanoke Library summer reading […]
Writer’s Guild of Texas – Plotting Focus Workshop
I will be focusing in on plotting in this followup to the summer workshop.
Worldbuilding is People
Part of worldbuilding – whether you are writing an epic Sci-Fi story or a quiet romance […]
The Freedom of the First Draft
I hope everyone survived NaNoWriMo. How’d you do? Even if you didn’t hit 50K, I hope […]
I Gotta Be Me!
Character agency refers to a character’s ability to make decisions that affect the outcome of a […]
Who’s Your Protag?
If you’re writing a book with multiple viewpoints, sometimes it can be confusing to figure out […]
New Advanced Novel Writing Classes
Are you ready for a new writing adventure and some new writing challenges? So excited about […]
Well, I wasn’t expecting THAT!
This whole month, I want to talk about the relationship between writing and reading. I’ve talked […]