Hey friends! It’s almost time for a brilliant new year of reading! And I’m looking ahead to January for anyone who’s curious about B&N, Kobo, and Amazon hot new releases and what’s new in paperback. Here in Chicago during the winter, there’s nothing nicer than curling up on the couch with a cup of coffee or tea (and in my
Hey friends! First of all, I hope my U.S. readers had a lovely Thanksgiving. Second of all, I have a secret that’s just for my international blog readers and newsletter subscribers! Officially, this contest is only for people in the U.S. and Canada, because I can’t afford to send paperbacks elsewhere. However, since you’re part of my inner circle, if
Hi, everyone! I’m getting this WIP Wednesday up a bit late, so feel free to make it WIP Thursday as well! And for the new followers, WIP Wednesday is when I share an excerpt of what I’m working on and invite you to do the same. The rules are: •500 words or less•it’s okay if it’s rough!•no explicit or graphic
Hey, amazing writers! Over the past several years, I’ve written three books for writers—5,000 Writing Prompts, Master Lists for Writers, and Blank Page to Final Draft. Now, just in time for National Novel Writing Month, I’ve put them out as an Essential Books on Writing ebook boxed set for only $9.99! (This is 1,129 total print pages, by the way…so
Hi, amazing writers! Since some of you may be asking, “What is a character arc?”, let’s kick this post off with a Character Arc Definition: A character arc is the way a character learns, grows, or changes over the course of the story. Makes sense, right? When you’re creating character arcs, you’re recognizing that the character at the end of
Hey, amazing writer! This is another post in honor of Halloween. This past week, I became obsessed with researching creepy names, and you can use this for inspiration when naming characters. These aren’t necessarily ugly names. In fact, many of them sound lovely. They’re just names with meanings that are scary, sad, or unflattering. Some might be good mean girl
Hi friends! I have a few Halloween-ish writing posts lined up for you, and this is the first one! I gathered up this list of magic spells because if you’re writing fantasy or paranormal stories, you might want to work some wizard or witch magic (or “magick”) into the story, whether they are fun, cute spells or deadly serious. You