Category: Writing

FCTB: Finding a Title Jan. 20, 2015 / 0 Comments
What’s one of the most critical part of a book? The opening paragraph? The cover? The text on the back cover? All of those go…
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FCTB: Introduction Jan. 13, 2015 / 0 Comments
It’s finally happened. You’ve reached the point where your manuscript is ready. The nebulous idea in your mind has solidified and transformed as a result…
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Panama Deception: The Novel That Almost Wasn’t Jan. 06, 2015 / 0 Comments
[caption id="attachment_362" align="alignleft" width="289"] Courtesy of Lorenzo and www.flickr.com.[/caption] Writing can be hard. Really hard. Sometimes, you want to give up because your plot isn’t…
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What This Writer Does for Fun Dec. 30, 2014 / 0 Comments
[caption id="attachment_334" align="alignleft" width="280"] Photo courtesy of NOAA and www.flickr.com[/caption] Since we’re coming off the Holidays, a lot of us remain on vacation. For this…
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Where Novel Ideas Come From Dec. 23, 2014 / 0 Comments
[caption id="attachment_329" align="alignleft" width="288"] Photo courtesy of Ryan Hickcox and www.flickr.com.[/caption] One of the questions I tend to get when it comes to writings is…
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