No Tuesday guest blogger today so thought we’d dive into another Story Sparkler. This time it’s all about showing versus telling. Telling a story rather than showing it, is a common reason for the dreaded rejection letter. Here’s a short scene from a story, see how you can take it from its fatal telling mode…
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Tuesday Guest Blogger-Dee S. Knight
Today, Dee S. Knight is back to tell us why she’s a fan of Law and Order…hint, it has something to do with great writing! I’m sitting here watching Law & Order re-runs during lunch and thinking of all the things I should be doing, like working on a short story due in a…
Tuesday Guest Blogger-Amber Daulton
Say hello to today’s guest blogger, Amber Daulton…. When did you begin writing? I read my first romance book when I was 12 after I snuck a Harlequin paperback out of my mom’s bedroom. I couldn’t stop thinking about it, and I wanted to create my own story about two people having an adventure and…
Tuesday Guest Blogger- JL Peridot
Say hello to this week’s guest blogger, JL Peridot… When did you begin writing? From a very young age. Seven, I think? I remember sitting at my dad’s computer in the first house we ever lived in, saying to myself I was going to write a book. I didn’t even know what a “novel” was…
What If You Hate A Character?
Can not liking one of your characters be stalling your story? I’d never really thought about that question until one of my students e-mailed me and said she felt it was the reason that her writing output was down. There’s no easy or right, yes or no, response. While I do think you…
Guest Blog Tuesday-Hooray for Points of View
Something a little different for this week’s guest blog. Dee S. Knight shares tips on an important writing element…Point of View- When I first started writing, I had no idea there was such a thing as a point of view (POV). I never thought about it—probably because the books I read had authors knowledgeable enough…
Five Things I Wished I’d Known
This week’s guest blogger had to cancel so I brainstormed what to share with you. Just the other day, someone asked me about what if anything I’d do differently if I was a beginning writer again. Here’s what I came up with- Treat It as a Business Writing is a creative pursuit and most…
Five Things To Do When You Can’t Write
Thought we’d dive into another Hi Susan e-mail and this one is from Leslie. I sit down with every intention to write but nothing gets done. Is there anything else I can do so I feel less guilty? First tip, don’t feel guilty. When I went through my writing drought, I experienced first, panic, and…
Tuesday Guest Blogger-Katy Eeten
Say hello to today’s guest blogger, Katy Eeten… When did you begin writing? I began writing short stories and poems when I was very young, but I was in my mid-twenties when I decided that publishing a book was something I wanted to aim for. It didn’t happen my first couple attempts, and I pushed…
Pick Your Words Carefully
Last month while I was checking the weather forecast, extremely cold was written for one day, frigid the next. As a writer, words fascinate me. The choice of words my fellow authors pick intrigue me. As in the case of whoever write this forecast. What’s the difference between extremely cold and frigid? According my dictionary,…