Romancing Your Story
What’s Your Type?
So many personality types and traits and tools to figure them out. The Enneagram Myer Briggs The OCEAN Model…
February 25, 2023-
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Mastering Middle GradeMotivation
What motivates the main character in your middle grade manuscript? If you struggle to pinpoint what drives them, you…
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Magazine, Freelance, and CopywritingHow is Artificial Intelligence Changing the Copywriting World?
Copywriting has changed a lot in the past decade. Instead of writing for print media, most copywriters now work…
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Kids LitSomebody Wrote My Story!
That is my fear each time I search for comparative titles (comp titles) for a book proposal or query…
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ScreenwritingConflict in StoryTelling
By now most of you know I am a big Marvel junkie and escape into the marvel cinematic universe…
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Writing for YAWhen Writing Goals and Reality Collide
Beginning a new year tends to motivate people to get organized, start new projects, or finish ones they’ve ignored…
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History in the MakingThe Desire for Street Cars-Then and Now
In the early 1900s trolleys, otherwise known as “streetcars,” began popping up all over the United States. (For this…
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Fantasy-Sci-FiStrike the Earth
Any gamers in the house? I’m a huge fan of games: the creativity, the challenges, and the competition, of…
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Mastering Middle Grade
Five Writing Goals to Start the Year
Hey, all! Now that the winter holidays are past, it’s high time to focus on goals for the upcoming…
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Magazine, Freelance, and Copywriting
Taking Care of Your Mental Health in the Editing Process
No matter how long you’ve been writing, you know that your “finished” copy is really nowhere near complete. Once…
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Kids Lit
Let Me Introduce…First Lines in Children’s Biographies
Not as well known as “Call me Ishmael,” but equally important are these first lines from adult biographies: “On…
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Screenwriting
Screenwriting Basics
Recently, I had a local writer friend reach out to me about how she could adapt her book into…
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Writing for YA
Details, Details: How to Write a Rich Setting for Your Story
It’s incredibly exciting to have a new story idea. The characters develop in our mind and seem to be…
December 27, 2022 -
Romancing Your Story
Why Are Christmas Romances So Popular?
I’m sure you’re aware of all the Christmas romance movies that Hallmark airs on television before Thanksgiving into the…
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History in the Making
Some Interesting Facts and a Statue of Classic Author, Charles Dickens
Did you know Charles Dickens’ full name was Charles John Huffam Dickens? I didn’t, and Dickens is one of…
December 20, 2022 -
Mastering Middle Grade
Just For Fun-The Christmas Book Title Game
Christmas is my favorite. I adore everything about it. I love the decorating, the baking, gathering with friends and…
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Magazine, Freelance, and Copywriting4 Ways to Use LinkedIn to Get More Work As a Freelance Writer
LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network. They help 8 people get hired every minute and host a range…
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Fantasy-Sci-Fi
Flash Fiction FUNdamentals
Flash fiction may sound new and alien, but it’s been around longer than you think. The query that inspired…
December 10, 2022 -
Kids Lit
Christmas Needs Help!
Ever since the Grinch stole into our holidays in 1957, authors have been spinning the “How xxx Christmas” tales.…
December 8, 2022 -
Screenwriting
Final Draft
For the last six months, I’ve known what I wanted to write about my final post of the year.…
December 4, 2022 -
Writing for YA
When and How to Use Flashbacks and Backstory Effectively
I recently asked an avid reader what one of their fiction pet peeves were. The answer? Too many flashbacks…
November 28, 2022 -
History in the Making
Christmas Wishes: A Peek at the Sears Christmas Catalog
Alice’s feet drag to the mailbox. She had waited until the mailman travelled a few houses beyond theirs. She…
November 23, 2022 -
Romancing Your Story
Why Are Christmas Romances So Popular
I’m sure you’re aware of all the Christmas romance movies that Hallmark airs on television before Thanksgiving into the…
November 23, 2022 -
Fantasy-Sci-Fi
This Little Light
Sharing your fantastical words and worlds can be terrifying. You feel everyone’s eyes on you, weighing the thoughts you…
November 15, 2022 -
Magazine, Freelance, and Copywriting
Building and Marketing Your Brand as a Freelance Writer
When you’re a freelance copywriter or author, you’re not just your own boss — you are your own brand,…
November 14, 2022
