The Story Behind the Story – Petty Cash by LeeAnn Betts
My parents once owned a timeshare property in Hyannis, Cape Cod, back when timeshares were overpriced and didn’t hold their value. In fact, this particular property was so bad in the years after they bought it that they couldn’t get anybody to rent it for their week, which happened to [...]
How to Write a Novel: You’ve Finished Your First Draft – Now What?
Congratulations. You broke through your writer’s block and finished your manuscript. You’re done! Possibly. If your goal was to simply write a novel – to see if you could start and finish a book – then pour yourself a frosty mug of root beer and kick back. You’re done! If, [...]
Book Review: The Heart Between Us by Lindsay Harrel
Megan Jacobs always wished for a different heart. Her entire childhood was spent in and out of hospitals, sitting on the sidelines while her twin sister Crystal played all the sports, got all the guys, and had all the fun. But even a heart transplant three years ago wasn’t enough [...]
Writing a Solid Beginning By Lynne Tagawa
Once I read a novel that began with bullets flying in the first paragraph. For a long time I judged my beginnings by that one. Those bullets lingered in the back of my mind, whispering that my beginnings were lame stuff in comparison. Most writers understand that if you can’t [...]
How to Write a Novel: Writer’s Block!
It doesn’t matter how well you plot, how multi-faceted your characters are, or how much time you’ve devoted to writing – at some point in your novel-writing journey you’ll sit at your computer and have nothing to type. Congratulations, you’re experiencing writer’s block. It happens to everyone. Either you can’t [...]