No, we're not talking about Valley Girl vernacular. Many writers get this wrong, including me, so I wanted to post it so we could all…
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Add some fuel if you'd like to keep me writing!
You may think the digital age has created a renaissance for art. In some ways, it has. Artists can share their work with so many…
I recently read a short story that began: I looked out my apartment window through the Venetian blinds down at a street full of shadows.…
Here is a great video by author Kate Messner on building fictional worlds:
Everyone claims to be a Social Networking Guru. Seems like a perfect dream job, right? Sit around and play on Facebook and Twitter all day…
I'm not saying I'm perfect. In fact, I've made most of these rookie mistakes myself. And I wish someone had laid it on the line…
It is said that an author has to "fall in love" a little with his or her characters. That certainly happened to me, and it's…
You may have heard the adage, "Nobody lives in a vacuum." Well, you can apply that to writing, too. If you write a book, congratulate…
I was about to write a snotty 59-character tweet: "I can tell by your book cover that you are self-published." However I believe it's better…
Note: for my followup review on the Fashion Industry in 2017 read: As Subtle as the Pose - 3 Years Later About ten years ago…