Revisiting a Place
Japan was amazing, and the cruise gave me the opportunity to have lots of conversations with […]
Imagining Your Ideal Reader
At this month’s meeting, we’re talking about writing exercises proposed by famous authors. How about one from […]
Scheduling Your Writing Time
I led a session at the Cat Writer’s retreat about finding time to finish your projects. […]
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 […]