Where does a new writer go to learn?
So you don’t have the money for an MFA, and you probably don’t want one anyway, nor can…
Hen-pecked critique, or… your shit don’t stank.
Someone actually called a crit group getting hen-pecked. Pretty arrogant, if you ask me. There’s not much more…
From pantser to plotter
A few months back my WIP broke. Yes, it broke. I wrote myself into a big black corner…
Podcasts you might want to try
I mentioned before how I’ve been listening to a bunch of podcasts. Lists seem to be loved by…
What’s wrong with my POV?
I’ve been listening to a lot of podcasts lately as I’ve been trying to figure out what’s broken…
10k words by Sunday
Yup. Busy mom, here, goes and decides to have a challenge in the crit group to write 10k…
Active vs. Passive Voice
The next in my attempt to add all those pesky things you get in your crits that you…
Stilted Language
You’ve heard it said before, I’m sure. The dialogue seems stilted. You may have asked yourself what that…
Making Your Setting a Character
No. I didn’t scrap my wip and start over. I tried but decided I was going to stick…
