Category: On-the-Edge-Suspense

How to Survive a Breakup with Your Agent Dec. 16, 2014 / 0 Comments

[caption id="attachment_316" align="alignleft" width="220"] Courtesy of www.flickr.com[/caption] It happened one summer day. The breakup with my agent. I met her at a conference.  One of…

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Numbers in Writing: Scene Chords Dec. 09, 2014 / 0 Comments

This is the last post of my series on numbers in writing.  I want to talk about scene chords.  In his book, Plot and Structure, James Scott Bell discusses…

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Numbers in Writing: The Hook Dec. 04, 2014 / 0 Comments

Blogger’s Note:  Due to construction workers accidentally cutting my phone line on Monday, I was out of Internet access and phone access until tonight.  I’ll…

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Numbers in Writing: Intensity Nov. 18, 2014 / 0 Comments

What keeps you reading a good book?  You may say the characters.  Or the plot.  Or the conflict.  Those are all good reasons a book…

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Numbers in Writing: Introduction Nov. 11, 2014 / 0 Comments

[caption id="attachment_266" align="alignleft" width="306"] Courtesy of www.flickr.com[/caption] I’m a numbers person, even though I’m writer. I wouldn’t have majored in physics if I didn’t like…

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