I’m working on the third book in my Writing Genre Fiction series and it’s all about writing prompts and ideas so I thought until its launch (which I hope will be sometime next month), each Monday I’d share a writing prompt from it. To kick things off this is from a chapter on stories you…
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Writing the Winning Tagline, Blurb and Synopsis
I didn’t plan to publish the second book in my Writing Genre Fiction until next month, but I got ahead of schedule and published it through Amazon KDP Direct yesterday. Once again it’s just 99 cents and here’s the link if you want to pick up a copy-
Monday Writing Prompts-Room With a View
For this writing prompt it’s all about the view from your window. What do you see and what sort of story can you create from the image? Happy writing and have fun.
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Easter
April already… Monday is the beginning of the POV workshop. We need a few more people so if you know of anyone who’s struggling with point of view issues, head-hopping or just wants a refresher course on the topic, I’m teaching it through the Colorado Romance Writers of America and here’s a link to sign…
A Chat with Kevin Duffy of Bluemoose Books
Bluemoose Books is a UK based publisher and here’s my interview with co-owner, Kevin Duffy What prompted you to launch Bluemoose Books and how long have you been in business? Kevin Duffy-I won a national writing competition and was whisked down to London to meet the editorial director of Macmillan and an agent from Curtis…
Monday Writing Prompts-Eggs
Easter eggs are everywhere so for this prompt it’s a last line in the story which is- Don’t put all of your eggs in one basket. Have fun and happy writing.
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Writing Book Pre-Launch
Another busy week. The two March workshops ended today and I have a week’s break until the two in April begin. Crafting the Short Story and POV…if you know anyone’s who’s interested check out my writing schedule on the site. I also finished my WIP and got that to my publisher yesterday. Today I’ll be…
Monday Writing Prompts-The Limping Character
I’m working on a new book that will feature story ideas and prompts and thought I’d share this one with you. It’s a last line and it’s- She limped all the way home. Who is she and why did she limp all the way home? Have fun and happy writing.
Friday Ramblings From An Author-It’s Spring/Fall
First day of spring or fall if you’re reading this in the southern hemisphere. I can’t believe that we’re already half way through March. Before I forget to pass this along to you… I just read a newsletter that had a link to this article about commas. If like me they’re your Achilles’ heel, this…
Some Helpful Sites for Writers, Authors and Screenwriters
Here some links to sites and information that might be helpful to some of you- If you’re indie author Publisher’s Weekly has a site called Booklife where you can submit your book for review- http://booklife.com/ Not sure if you’ve used the correct grammar or have a question about things like commas or adjectives? Check out…