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A Tribute to Writers #ShareTheLove
Writers inspire, arouse, support, and even enrage … but no one can call us boring. For our readers we’ve watched bodies decompose at the Body Farm, witnessed autopsies and the miracle of childbirth.…
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The Power of Storytelling
As I mentioned in an earlier post I am reading The Seventh Thunder by Larry Brooks. I don’t normally discuss the books I read because I’ve geared this blog more toward crime related…
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Three Tips To Amp Up Your Writing
There are many ways to amp up your writing. But this first technique will surely do the trick. Today I will share with you three secrets that you may not know. The first…
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I've Converted! Outlining vs. Pantsing in Fiction Writing
As some of you know I’ve been working on a new book. I am very excited about this project because I think it’s one of the best stories I’ve ever written. I’ll give…
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Tips To Correct The Pacing In Your Novel (part 2)
If you missed part one of this post series you can find it here. Today I’d like to talk about structure and show vs. tell vs. really showing. By structure I mean scene and…
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3 Tips To Correct The Pacing In Your Novel – Part One
What is pacing? Pacing is the rhythm of the novel, of the chapters and scenes and paragraphs and sentences. It is also the rate at which the reader reads and the speed at…
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I Swear To Tell The Whole Truth… Fun Fact for Fiction Writing
I just read an interesting article by Leslie Budewitz, an award-winning author and a member of Sisters In Crime, an organization I am proud to belong to. The information was so fascinating I…
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Descriptions in fiction writing
Many writers struggle with descriptions. How much detail do you give? How important is it that I describe this object/place? How do you go about describing an everyday object so you don’t bore…
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When is a writer an author?
When does a writer make the leap to author? This is a question I’ve pondered for years. I know what “they” say. By “they” I assume it means industry standards. They say a…
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Create Tension and Suspense. Keep the reader flipping pages!
I just completed the first draft of my latest novel, the sequel to Timber Point. The working title was Dancing In The Shadows. However, after completing the novel I thought of a title…
