Three Hot Tips on Facing Your Fears When Things Get Scary
carriejonesbooks This past weekend was sort of scary. TO HEAR THE ACTUAL PODCAST, CHECK OUT THIS LINK Why was it scary? Carrie’s worst case scenario of presenting happened. She was scheduled…
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Wednesday Writing Hints – It is TOTALLY okay if you hate critique groups. Seriously. To Heck With Them!
Writing is lonely. I get it. And some writers are actually – gasp! – extroverts who want feedback in a group setting with other writers where they can drink coffee…
Wednesday Writing Hints – Get Naked?
Call it what you will – nude, buff, starkers, exposed, unclothed, au naturel, in the altogether, buck naked. I prefer to say, “in the bare scud.” Why am I writing…
Talk to Me, Baby! Dialogue Help on Writing Tip Wednesday
It’s Writing Tip Wednesday and today we’re talking about talking. What’s that mean? Dialogue, baby. It’s that magic place where the characters get to speak for themselves. So, the number…
Writing Tip Wednesday: Objective Correlatives. Show me. Don’t tell me, baby.
How do you write emotions without showing? It’s hard not to just write: Her heart sped up. She felt scared. Her stomach clenched. Because that’s a pretty easy and simple…