An Author’s Nightmare
I had no ordinary nightmare. It was scary, as all nightmares are, but in the aftermath, I found it hilarious and telling and not entirely surprising, given that I had…
Putting Spice In Your Brand
What kind of writer are you? Do you have a series with a protagonist that shows up in every book you write? Do you write in the same genre? Do…
A Rose By Any Other Name
“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet” argues Juliet in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. She is trying to make a point that what matters is what something…
Hemingway, A Master of Less Is More, More or Less
Ernest Hemingway was the master of saying a lot with less. Everything I read suggests novice writers—and some published writers—use too many words to get their point across. They use…
The Many Paths of Inspiration
I’ve written about inspiration before, but I gave it short shrift. The Encarta dictionary defines inspiration as: “stimulation for the human mind to creative thought or the making of art”.…
Prologues
In my second novel, I wrote a prologue. I’ve agonized over it, as it’s not short. As an avid reader, I’ve had mixed feelings about reading prologues, sometimes enjoying them,…