Guest Post: How That Summer Came To Be by Jo Huddleston
The setting of That Summer is the Southern Appalachians of East Tennessee where my ancestors and I were raised. I’ve listened to the older generations tell their stories at family reunions about time before telephones and automobiles. Their stories fascinated me and caused me to want to write about a [...]
Reading Reviews: Self-Editing For Fiction Writers by Renni Browne & Dave King
Hundreds of books have been written on the art of writing. Here at last is a book by two professional editors to teach writers the techniques of the editing trade that turn promising manuscripts into published novels and short stories. In this completely revised and updated second edition, Renni Browne [...]
Fiction Fun: Stay Flexible
Photo Credit A common debate amongst fiction writers is how to do it: do you outline first, or write by the seat of your pants? One of the arguments I've heard against outlines is that it stifles the creative process, forcing your story into a pre-set pattern. Hardly! [...]
Featured Author: Deborah M. Piccurelli
Happy New Year! This year I’ve decided to reinstate the Author Interviews on my blog. I cut them for some unknown reason. I enjoy reading other people’s author interviews, however, so I decided to revive them. I’m starting with ACFW member Deborah Piccurelli. Enjoy! Tell us a little about yourself [...]
Old Ang’s Eye and Other New Year’s Stuff
As a child I could never understand why anyone cared about old Ang’s eye. I get it now (sort of). When I started this blog I couldn’t figure out what to write or how to write it. I get that now, too. In fact, I’ve figured out what to do [...]