For years, I worked in the legal field, so when I went to
work as a pastor's secretary, and he asked me to draft a letter, you can
imagine the letters would need a different "tone." On occasion, the
pastor would return a letter and ask me to soften it. Why? Because a letter
drafted from a law office...
Make-A-Story™ - Monday's Writing Prompt
Writing to spec – you’ve heard the term. It means writing what the publisher
wants. Can you do it? In our new feature - Make-A-Story™, we ask
you to create a story with these elements.
The story can be set in any time frame, any length, must adhere to our
guidelines and have...
Tactical Tuesday: Advice for Self Editing
I’m not a fan of the
word edgy when it refers to Christian
fiction.
Why does the term bother me?
Edgy is a subjective word. What is edgy for some writers is over the edge for some. I find that for
some authors edgy means they should
push the limit. Well, yes and no. How far can a writer...
A Novella Approach
March 2010I was a bit disappointedwhen Yesterday's Promise was contracted as an e-Book. It's just under PBG's required length for a print book.Novellas are a new thing for me, as a writer. I’ve read...
Thursday's Tips: Why Critique Groups Help
Editors will tell you they see plenty of strong first three chapters. It’s after that that the writing may tend to become less engaging, less publishable. Writers spend a lot of energy perfecting and layering those first three chapters. Those chapters become contest entries. They are sent along in proposals....
Tactical Tuesday: Advice for Self-Editing
Numbers cause a lot of difficulty for self-editors. They appear in a variety of jumbled forms within manuscripts as if the author is unclear of the rules. The confusion is most likely derived from the fact that technical writing and creative writing have different procedures. Today, we'll look at ten...
Tactical Tuesday: Advice for Self Editing
A friend wrote me
recently, and she commented on a book she was reading. She indicated the book
was difficult to get through because the author didn’t understand RUE: Resist
the Urge to Explain.
When an author explains
the dialogue or actions of his character rather than writing strong action and
dialogue...
Make-A-Story™ - Monday's Writing Prompt
Writing to spec – you’ve heard the term. It means writing what the publisher
wants. Can you do it? In our new feature - Make-A-Story™, we ask
you to create a story with these elements.
The story can be set in any time frame, any length, must adhere to our
guidelines and have...
