What’s the most important part of a story? Many people will say plot, but that’s only part of the magic. You can’t have a fantastic story without characters to live it. Welcome to Day four of the 12 Days of Christmas. The deal of the day is my Write Characters workshop. Here’s the link with…
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12 Days of Christmas Day 3-POV
Did an editor return your manuscript telling you it had head-hopping issues? Or maybe you don’t know what’s wrong with your story or why it’s not working… Hint….it could be you’re using the wrong point of view character. POV is a vital part of the storytelling process, but many authors don’t pay enough attention to…
12 Days of Christmas-Plotting Your Novel Workbook
It’s Day Two of the 12 Days of Christmas. Do you struggle with planning and plotting your novels? Lots of writers do, even established authors. Today’s discounted item used to be just part of the workshop by the same name until one of my students suggested I sell them separately so the Plotting Your Novel…
12 Days of Christmas-Day One-Common Writing Problems
Welcome to Day One of the 12 Days of Christmas. For the next 12 days, I’ll offering a discount on one of my writing products. It might be a workshop or a workbook and each time they’ll be a different discount amount too so check back each day. Today it’s all about common writing problems…
Fiction Predictions for 2024
I hoping I’m not breaking a rule that I always tell my students and that’s to never write to trends. However, I thought it would be fun to do some research and try to figure out what’s going to be hot in the world of fiction for 2024 and maybe even beyond… First of all,…
Author Super Bundle-Last Day at Lower Price
It’s Cyber Monday… Did you pick up any great deals over the last four days? If you missed my post on Friday, I mentioned the Author Super Bundle, I’m taking part in, both as an affiliate and contributor. One thing I love about this one, apart from it being the highest quality one I’ve ever…
Super Author Bundle
I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving. You know what follows Thanksgiving? Black Friday. A day for sales and bargains and for me, it’s a great time to invest in myself and my business. I’m excited to share with you the Super Author Bundle because I know it’s going to be a wonderful investment…
Black Friday and Cyber Monday
It’s almost Black Friday with Cyber Monday close behind. While I won’t be running any sales during this time, I’ve opted to take part in an author bundle that I know you’ll love. I’m contributing a new product and this bundle is keyed toward book promotion which I know many people struggle with these days….
Wednesday Guest Author-Joan Ramirez
It’s time for another guest author spot and for this Wednesday it’s Joan Ramirez. I decided to become an author at the age of 9. My first article appeared in a local newspaper and the writing bug bit me but it would be many decades before I published my first short story, Howie the Frog…
Wednesday Guest Author-J. Arlene Culiner
It’s Wednesday and it’s time for another guest author and please J. Arlene Culiner. TWL-What’s a typical writing session like for you? Do I have a typical writing session? I don’t think so. It all depends on what else is going on (far too much, generally). It also depends on whether I’m pulling together what…