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How to hook your reader
What I love about this blog, is that I can share things as I learn. And, what I’ve been learning about is how to hook your reader! Hook is one of the writing…
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What drives your story – character or plot?
What is your writing style? What drives your story? Is it character- or plot-driven? Do you know what that means? I think when we read a book and we like that style, we…
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Writing conferences – why you should go!
I just attended my first writing conference last weekend! And I wish I’d gone long before now. I want to share my experience and give you some tips for attending writing conferences! For…
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How do you pick your writing genre?
How do you pick your writing genre if you read multiple genres? Have you heard this before – write what you read? The problem for me is I read all different kinds of…
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Different types of point of view (POV)
Writing fiction offers the chance for picking what point of view you will write in. We will look at 1st, 2nd, and 3rd plus head hopping!
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Writing terms writers need to know
Learning to write well is an ongoing, life-long process. Learning writing terms is too! There are so many and I'm just learning, but I hope this "dictionary" will help you as you write.
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What do you do when nano is over?
NaNoWriMo is National Novel Writing Month -- NaNoWriMo! It's held every November, and according to the website NaNoWriMo "is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides tools, structure, community, and encouragement to help people find their…