When you first sit down to write your novel, and that blank page is staring you in the face, you have several decisions to make before you ever start writing. Over the next couple of weeks, we’ll walk you through these choices. This week we’ll start with tense and POV. First, tense. Should you write […]
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Will the Real Passive Voice Please Stand Up?
Never write in the passive voice. That little gem could be great advice. It could help you light a fire under your writing! If you know what passive voice really is. First, please allow me to explain what passive voice is NOT. Many folks understand it to mean dull writing. You know, the kind of […]
First Line. First Page. First Chapter.
A cover blurb to woo them all, the first page to entwine them. Then one chapter to win them all and in your story bind them. Don’t be scared. I’m not Sauron. Still, think about it. Dude knew the power of One Thing. You’ve heard the statistics–probably participated in a few polls yourself. We all […]
When You Can’t See the Big Picture
I hate jigsaw puzzles. Yeah, I just said that. I love games, but jigsaw puzzles mess with me. Even when there’s a box top to look at, they’re just tedious. I could name a few people right now who are reading this and thinking how wrong I am. (I will allow that puzzle-love is in […]
You’re Entering the Frasier, Right?
Ladies and Gents of the writing persuasion, it’s time for the Frasier. And I. Love. The Frasier. Why? you ask. I’ve entered a number of contests in the last two years—some for conferences I’ve attended, some contests well-known, some not so much. Call it a taste test. I’d just begun writing seriously, and I wanted […]
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