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Reviews.  I’m convinced that they’re they bane of every writer’s existence.  Truly.  Our very lives as writers hinge on them. We hold our breaths as we wait for them to come in. Well, sort

Theme.  That’s an elusive term to grasp.  If a writer pushes too hard at a theme, it’s easy to overdo, and she comes across as preaching.  If a writer doesn’t care about a theme, then it�

Many of you know that, surprise, surprise, I was not an English major in college.  I was a physics major, and the language I spoke and even wrote in during college was mathematics because it’s t

In February, I attended a writer’s retreat.  We ate chocolate.  Talked a lot, laughed, and even cried.  And yes, we did write.  But one of the best things we did was learn about the mysteriou

Recently, a fan of mine remarked, “Where’s the kick-butt female character?”  He was talking about Operation Shadow Box, where the lead character is a guy.  Then, when a writer friend of min