Ali Luke’s guest column on "10 Easy Ways to Improve Your Dialogue" on Write To Done made me reflect on the things I've learned about dialogue over the years. There are easy ways for … Continue reading >>
You wrote a book!
You want it published! Now!
Congratulations! I've felt that same excitement. However, I urge you to resist that impulse to self-publish right away.
I know you're … Continue reading >>
Nancy Pontificated
I'll never forget the time a line of dialogue in a Nancy Drew book that ended ...Nancy pontificated. I laughed out loud. Everyone knows Nancy Drew has … Continue reading >>
Helen Peppe's memoir, Pigs Can't Swim, is a pinnacle of family dysfunction: funny, heart wrenching, stupefying and sometimes infuriating. Her parents' insistence on nonsensical rules, old … Continue reading >>
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 … 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 >>
