People Used To Spit On My Dad When He Was Little
carriejonesbooks I haven’t had a BE BRAVE FRIDAY for a bit, but it’s something I used to do all the time to try to push myself out of my comfort zone,…
March 2023
The Power of Silence In Writing
And how to put it on the page Sound. It often surrounds us. But sometimes it is just completely and utterly gone. I don’t know if you’ve ever been in…
Does Your Form Match Your Function?
Thoughts on Writing Action and a Little Bit on Pacing So, I’ve been talking a bit about action scenes lately. And one of the big adages that writing coaches and…
Be Brave Friday – Art is a Belief in Life
“To be an artist is to believe in life.” – Henry Moore That Moore quote blew my mind today. That’s because for me, I always thought that I was afraid…
Don’t Make Your Readers Bad Swoon
Writing action scenes means picking details. Readers, have you ever read an action scene and it made you feel dizzy? You are not alone. This happens when the writer wants…