My novel doesn't start at the beginning.
Is this an inside writing joke?
What I mean is the narrative in my story isn't ordered chronologically. It wasn't always that way, but when it … Continue reading >>
Send me your Selfies!
If you're reading In the Context of Love, send me your selfie and I'll add it to the gallery! I love my readers and the pictures they send. You guys rock. Big thanks to all of … Continue reading >>
WHAT?
I write both psychological suspense (in my Profiler series with MIRA Books) and romantic suspense (in my Lawmen series with Harlequin Intrigue). My Profiler series features FBI Profiler … Continue reading >>
After reading “Outline your Novel in Thirty Minutes” by Alicia Rasley in the Article of the Month blog, I realized my current outline was basically useless. No wonder my writing had been stalled! … Continue reading >>
The beginning as a place mark:
We sit in front of the keyboard, poised, with an idea for a book spinning in our head, and find ourselves afraid to start. After all, we are aware we have one paragraph, … Continue reading >>
Artist and writer Valerie Story answers 3 basic questions about creativity for my What, Why, How series!
WHAT?
Although I have written eight books and published various shorter pieces in a … Continue reading >>