- Feb 19, 2016
- 4 min
Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen: Why you shouldn’t overload your novel with characters
Writers frequently ask how many characters they should have in their novel. Unfortunately, that’s one of those questions that doesn’t...
- Dec 28, 2015
- 3 min
Truly, Madly, Deeply: Considering the use of adverbs
Stephen King once said, “I believe the road to hell is paved with adverbs.” And while this might be a titch hyperbolic, he does have a...
- Dec 16, 2015
- 3 min
Author Interview: Renee Lovins
This week I am interviewing author Renee Lovins, author of Ink Deep: Fairy Modern: Beauty & the Beast and the newly released Glass...
- Nov 25, 2015
- 1 min
Must-Read Writing Blogs for Fiction Writers
Hello! I hope you are enjoying the holiday season with your friends and family. I have been missing from the blog scene over the last few...
- Oct 19, 2015
- 3 min
Call Me Ishmael: Common naming issues in fiction
Call me Ishmael. Well, actually, call me Erica. Because, you know, that’s my name, and as Dale Carnegie said, “A person’s name is to that...
- Sep 21, 2015
- 3 min
Fifty Shades of Gray: Why your good guy shouldn’t be all good
Have you ever met someone who was always happy, always looked perfectly put together, never seemed to get ruffled, and never made any bad...