Making Powerful First Lines
carriejonesbooks Everyone talks about first lines and how important they are for establishing voice, setting the tone, hooking your reader and never letting go. It’s intriguing to see how first lines…
writing advice
Show Us Don’t Tell Us, Baby.
So in writing one of the biggest tips that you start hearing starts in around third grade and it’s “SHOW DON’T TELL.” And it’s sound writing advice, but it’s pretty…
Don’t Look At Yourself Naked After You’ve Had a Burrito: Writer Insecurity Syndrome
Awhile ago, I had this nasty bad cold and when I was almost better, I tried to write and realized that everything I was writing was absolutely horrible and would…
Realistic Dialogue and Halloween Parties for Fourteen Year Olds
One of my favorite criticisms is when people say to writers, “Your dialogue is not realistic.” The reason this cracks me up is because have you ever really listened to…
THE END OF TENSION TALKS! How to Increase the Tension in Your Story
In my earlier posts these past couple of weeks, both Steve Wedel and Mark Del Franco had some interesting things to say about point-of-view and tension. So, in this final…