The Storyteller’s Holiday Survival Guide
The illusory standard of perfect harmony and togetherness can be so much of what might make the holiday feel stressful.…
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How to Create Tension without Overt Conflict
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How Specifics Make Your Stories Universal
One of the observations I most frequently make with authors’ manuscripts in my editing work is that key elements may…
World Building—for Yourself and Your Characters (or, The Reality You Can Choose to Create)
Much of what happens in the world around us is not ours to control. Buddhists will tell you that suffering…
Dealing with the Don’t-Know
All of us who are pursuing a writing career have chosen a field rife with uncertainty. We don’t know whether…
Why Do You Create?
We go into a field where odds of success are phenomenally slim, and yet hope abides. We keep coming back…
My New Book Releases Today!
This week’s blog post is a couple of days early, because I wanted to share book release day with you. My…
Buyer Beware: Vetting Services for Writers
It’s incredibly seductive: the attention, the praise, the often legitimate talent and skill and experience of people offering to help…
Recovering from the Storm—Adapt and Carry On
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4 Questions to Ask When Writing Flashbacks
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Turtle Truths about Writing
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Bring Scenes to Life with Nonverbals
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