So You Want to Commit Novel: Short vs long
So You Want to Commit Novel #9: Short vs long Originally published July 2010 Are you writing a short story or a novel? Science Fiction
So You Want to Commit Novel #9: Short vs long Originally published July 2010 Are you writing a short story or a novel? Science Fiction
Originally published July 2010 You’ve been through developing an idea, writing the first chapters, synopsis, plotting 1 & 2, slogging through the muddle in the
I’ve made no secret that I’ve had three surgeries requiring anesthesia in the last six months. The two cataracts were minor, the hip replacement was
Originally published July 2010 One of Heinlein’s rules of writing is to never revise except under editorial direction. Um…I am not a one draft writer.
Originally published January 2010 Mystery writer Christy Evans is launching her own cozy mystery series about a lady plumber. They are enormous fun. The first book
Originally published July 2010 You’ve finally worked your way through the muddle in the middle and find yourself staring at the ending. Whatever else is
Originally published 7/1/2010 How many books have you read where the middle sags? I mean the plot tends to wander off track, the characters act
Interviewed by Phyllis Irene Radford October, 2013 Shannon Page is Book View Café’s newest member. Her collection of short fiction, Eastlick and Other Stories, marks
Originally published 6/10/2010 Last week we talked about the synopsis. Some of you may have noticed a flaw. How can you write a summary of
Originally published 6/17/2010 Let me introduce you to two have my favorite books on writing. I know there are hundreds out there, but these two
Originally published 1/2/2010 Brainstorm is an accurate description of what happens to an author when an idea strikes. The mind whirls furiously, new thoughts compound
Originally published 7/16/2009 Hi, my name is Phyl and I am a diabetic. Hi, Phyl. No, Diabetes is not alcoholism. But some people treat diabetics
Originally published 12/17/2009 My cozy mystery, Lacing up for Murder, was a challenge to craft. My heroine couldn’t whip out a bit of magic from her