Oct 17, 2014 | Tips and tricks
You may notice that this week’s quotation is: “The road to hell is paved with adverbs.” I like using adverbs like a machine gun: I just spray-fire them all over the page. But they’re really more like sniper rifles: one quick, powerful shot...
Oct 7, 2014 | Amanda Kenney, Tips and tricks
I know it’s been quite a long time since I posted anything; things here at college are crazy. But just recently I started going to a Creative Writer’s Group here on campus, and now that I’ve experienced one, I can say that I highly recommend it. If...
Jul 21, 2014 | Tips and tricks
Narration is a delicate balance of telling the story and letting the story tell itself. Whenever possible, let the story speak for itself. If what your character is thinking, feeling, or saying is not clear enough, you’re doing it wrong. If it is, then you...
Apr 25, 2014 | Tips and tricks
It goes without saying that the beginning of your book is the most important part as far as catching the attention of the reader is concerned. Different writers have different styles and methods, and some genres are just better suited for a particular opening than...
Mar 4, 2014 | Season of Betrayal, Tips and tricks
I think I’ve posted once or twice about how much trouble I’ve been having with my attempts at editing recently. I’ll work on a chapter for most of the day and not get halfway through, and what I do get done is not to my satisfaction. Well,...
Feb 14, 2014 | Tips and tricks
In honor of Valentine’s Day, I’ve decided to post a writing prompt. In Jane Austen’s Emma, Robert Martin writes a marriage proposal to Harriet Smith, Emma’s best minion. We never get to read the letter itself, but meddling main character Emma...
