I love a good villain. He does so much for a story. He gives the reader someone to hate, which engenders emotional involvement, commitment ...

Tell strong stories. That's what every writer longs to do. What are strong stories anyway? To conquer an audience and make it your ow...

My Holiday Gift for You is an Alice Orr How-To! Write in the first person, using "I." Answer as your character. Speak with her voi...

Every Now and Then the Idea Well Runs Dry . That's what it can feel like anyway. And it is likely to give a writer what, where I come fr...

Editing is an art, and some have a better knack than others. However, editing is also a science. There are rules in grammar regarding form...

Christmas is finally over and we're settling in for winter. The new year is making itself at home. So I decided to share some "ru...

Are You NaNo-ing? November is National Novel Writing Month, also known as #NaNoWriMo. It happens each November and many authors, both old ...

I'm going to wear my editor hat today and share tips I use on finding words that don't work as hard as you want them to.  Every wri...

I'm a type-A personality. I make lists and plan things out to the very last detail. When all else is chaos, my systematic approach to ...

Have you ever read a Romance novel and then been disappointed in the ending? That is why I decided to write. I remember reading a book that...

What became the Seasons Heartbeat series started the fall afternoon a dear friend and I were watching a fierce storm head our way. Fueled by...

Tarthian Empire Companion  I live in a small town in Georgia, and honestly thought I'd never find a writer's group where I woul...

The editing process is a very in depth topic and not one I feel should be crammed into one blog so I'm going to spread this out a litt...

Scenes are the building blocks of your story , for acts are comprised of scenes. They're nothing more than events, most often interacti...

Are you a NaNo Newbie? I was last year. A close friend of mine faithfully tackled NaNo every year but I resisted tossing my pen into the...