Don’t Look At Yourself Naked After You’ve Had a Burrito: Writer Insecurity Syndrome
carriejonesbooks 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…
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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…
Writing In The Tension Into Your Story Interview with Author Mark Del Franco
I talked to Mark Del Franco about how he builds tension and suspense. According to his website, “Mark Del Franco spent several years in the publishing field in editorial and…
Writing Pet Peeves
Carrie’s number one writing pet peeve is when authors write, I thought to myself. Seriously. You are always thinking to yourself, sweet writer, unless you’re telepathically communicating to a zombie…