Where Does Inspiration Come From and Raccoons Robbing Banks
carriejonesbooks A lot of writers go around saying that they can’t find anything to write about. Ideas are everywhere; I promise. Just this week there was a headline on theslate.com that…
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Don’t Be a Passive Punk
So, I’ve been talking to a lot of my writers about passive voice lately and I thought I’d share it here on the blog. So is you are a writer,…
Make Your Setting Sexy
In my work as a writing coach and an editor, I read a lot of stories that don’t feel real. That might be because there are no senses involved. But…
The Five Senses of Farts, Dangerous Croissant Animals, and Random Writing Tips About Settings
The smell of a really bad fart at a sleepover. The sound of giggles after someone has been dutch ovened at that same sleepover. The touch of a Dorito on…
So Many People are Poor and So Many People Don’t Care.
We live in a world where celebrities wear $350,000 watches and nobody thinks of it. We live in a world where a billionaire parked his $590-million yacht off our Maine…