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Are you a writer or a storyteller?
When I first started out with the idea of writing for money I though I wanted to be a great writer. I soon realized I was wrong about that. Great writing is lovely–I get sucked into it all the time. I...
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Workshops to Learn
I’ve been teaching various writing workshops–and taking them, too–for a number of years online, and I’ll be starting a new workshop on Writing Women’s Fiction next week. Over that time, I’ve found a...
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Is the Narrative Voice Dying Out?
I’m teaching my Show and Tell workshop in October and that got me thinking about the narrative voice. The two things that always happen with this workshop is that everyone comes in wanting to know more...
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Punching Dialogue
I judge a fair number of writing contests–my way of giving back since I learned a lot both from entering and judging. One thing almost always pops out–experienced writers know how to punch dialogue....
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What’s Showing and What’s Telling?
I regularly teach Show and Tell: An Interactive Workshop and I’m about to start it again, and two things always come up: 1-Folks want just to learn to show more in their stories. 2-Folks don’t really...
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Horse Sense
I’m teaching a workshop for OCC RWA starting June 1 on Horse Sense, so it made sense to talk a little about my experiences with horses. This blog might also have been called ‘horse mad’ for as the...
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What’s Not to Like?
I’m doing a workshop this June on Creating Likeable Characters for Hearts Through History. The workshop came about because I kept seeing a classic mistakes that is often made. The writer gets caught up...
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Show More, Tell Better
“Writing well is the best revenge.” — Dorothy Parker We’ve all heard “show, don’t tell” but I prefer to tell folks “show more, tell better.” This is something I use in every Show and Tell workshop I...
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Writing Workshops 2020
I’m starting to plan writing workshops for 2020. It was nice to take a year off in 2019, but I find I miss the interaction of the workshops–it’s enjoyable to help other writers find their path. So far,...
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Is a Synopsis Too Old School?
I’m teaching my synopsis workshop at CRW this month (June) and wondering if I’ll actually ever teach it again. Once upon a time, a synopsis was mandatory–you needed one to pitch editors and agents, and...
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