Do you have a writing rhythm? What does that even mean? Most successful writers need a writing rhythm, though it differs. Like tastes in music, no one rhythm fits every writer. Still, understanding your personal writing rhythm can help with…
Before the editor, take time to eliminate a few obvious errors. Paying attention to the five tips listed in this week’s blog before the editor sees your manuscript makes a world of difference in the quality of edit you receive…
Why write? When someone first learns I write for a living, she (or he) lights up. With sparkling eyes, the questions begin. Really? What do you write? Are you published? Do you have books I can buy and read? (Well,…
Do you find yourself writing dialogue and wonder why it sounds weird? Sometimes, we try too hard when forming words our characters speak. Below are five ways to make writing dialogue easier and better. He said, she said One of…
“When I was a child, I used to speak like a child, think like a child, reason like a child; when I became a man (woman), I did away with childish things.” Paul the Apostle, I Corinthians 13:11 (NASB) When we…
Branding myself always sounds a bit intimidating. So, what does branding even mean for an author? Are we cattle, waiting anxiously as a cowboy heats up a metal iron and applies it to my flesh? I certainly hope not. But…
Welcome to the world of radical writing with Radical Writers! What is radical writing? Simply the desire to write at a higher level, where we care about little things like grammar, overused words, passive verbs and proper and deep point…