Fiction Writing: How to Identify an Info Dump (and What to Do About It)
Imagine you’re driving through the countryside on your way to a friend’s house. You travel five miles, but then you run into a pile of leaves in the road. You stop to clear it up, then start driving again. Ten miles later, however, there’s a pile of wood. You stop. [...]
Author Interview: Lil Duncan
Lil Duncan and I have know each other online for several years know. I love hosting her for two reasons - I get to see what's up with her life and she always shares such great information. And this year she's sporting a great new head shot too! Here's a [...]
Book Review: Unfolding by Jonathan Friesen
Jonah wishes he could get the girl, but he’s an outcast and she’s the most perfect girl he knows. And their futures seemed destined to fork apart: Jonah’s physical condition is debilitating, and epileptic seizures fill his life with frustration. Whereas Stormi is seemingly carefree, and navigates life by sensing [...]
Promotion: 6 Tips for Keeping Up with Social Media on a Limited (Time) Budget
It’s a constant battle – you know you should be active on social media, but you also need time to write and edit your novels. Agents and editors tell you that having an online presence will increase your chances of signing a contract, but how can you polish your manuscript [...]
Putting Life on the Page by Caroline S. Cooper
Do you remember high school English? In the late 1970s, we learned parts of speech and diagrammed sentences on the now-extinct chalk board. Learning to read and write were basic skills necessary for success. English is one of those subjects that doesn’t change much over time. Language is language, and [...]