Make Your Books Like Wedgies and Commitment is Not a Dirty Word or Is It?
carriejonesbooks Seriously. The best books are like wedgies. You can’t ignore them. They get right up inside you and into places they aren’t supposed to go. And sometimes it’s hard to…
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Why You Gotta Hate Like That Bad Guys In Writing and Life
This week we’re revisiting the idea of bad guys in our lives and in our writing because lots of us actually have bad people in our writing and our lives.…
Flour Tattoos and Hyperbole is the Biggest Danger in the World (That’s Hyperbole right there)
So, this woman, Aileen Weintraub on the Huffington Post, has an article that’s headline is, “I’m a Grown Woman and I Still Sleep with a Stuffed Animal.” “George is my…
My Dog Is A Skunk Killer AND I Had No Clue!
See this face? It’s a cute face, right? It is an innocent, adorable, sweet face. This is the dog who lets us hug her for hours and actually leans into…
Are You a Misfit? What’s Your Archetype, Baby?
The Misfits and the Mavericks A lot of writers use archetypes in their stories. Sometimes we don’t even realize that we’re doing it, actually. There’s something really compelling about the…