When I get a new client who comes to me and tells me that this is their first book, I’m always curious as to the amount of work it’s going to need. Sometimes we have to start at the very beginning and work on their plot structure, their character and conflict development, and their dialogue,…
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I’m one month into the new year and holding true to my resolution to read more for both pleasure and to hone my skills as a writer and an editor. I’m enjoying myself too. I can’t say it enough: if you’re a writer, you need to read. Period. Paul Kalanithi offered many writing lessons in…
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So far, so good. I’m keeping up with my resolution to read more for pleasure. I know, I know. It’s only January 16, but still … I mentioned at the tail end of my last post that I’d started A Man Called Ove: A Novel by Fredrik Backman and that even though I’d just started,…
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I don’t usually make resolutions for a new year, but this year I did. I resolved to read more best sellers in all types of genres—those I would naturally pick up and those I would naturally pass over. I love to read, but you might be surprised to know I don’t do a lot of…
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A good friend of mine, who also loves to write, recently asked me if I’d spend a little time talking about POV. She said she likes to write in first person, but she’s gotten the impression that’s not acceptable. So let’s chat about that storyteller, shall we?
