Author Interivew: Laura Hilton
Hi, and thanks for your willingness to appear on my blog! I'm looking forward to sharing your knowledge and advice with the rest of the world (at least with the small portion of it that follows my blog). Tell us a little about yourself. Hi! (waving) I’m a mother of five, [...]
How to Handle a Harsh Critique: Writer’s Point-of-View
Imagine someone telling you that your child needs help – he’s lazy, incoherent, and not many people are going to like him. Ouch. Yet writers hear that all the time about their babies (their manuscripts). Not only that, writers pay people to criticize their children! That’s right – when you [...]
The Importance of a Series Style Sheet (or Tripped Up by Snickerdoodles) by Johnnie Alexander
(Read through to the end for a special surprise!) --- Say “snickerdoodles,” and I’m transported to a long ago summer. My first (or perhaps it was my second) 4-H project booklet contained recipes for me to follow. One recipe quickly became a family favorite: snickerdoodles. Dough that had to be refrigerated [...]
Book Review: Forever Doon by Carey Corp & Lorie Langdon
With the witch of Doon on the throne, Jamie believed dead, and Duncan and Mackenna trapped in Alloway, Veronica has no choice but to put her grief aside and prepare her remaining followers for the impending battle against the false queen and her forces. But while on a covert mission [...]
The Nine Plots: Character vs. the Situation
What would you do? That’s the main question at the heart of every Character vs. the Situation plot line. Whether your character finds himself washed up on an island or trapped in a sinking ship, the situation will forever change his life. There are two kinds of situation you’ll see [...]