Tagged: suspense

The Review: You Can Do It! May. 26, 2016 / 0 Comments

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…

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The Balance Beam of Theme May. 18, 2016 / 0 Comments

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…

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Entangling the Reader in the Plot May. 11, 2016 / 0 Comments

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…

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Facets of a Strong Woman Apr. 27, 2016 / 0 Comments

[caption id="attachment_1082" align="alignleft" width="240"] Captain Heather Stanning, U.S. Army and Member of the U.S. Olympic Rowing Team, photo courtesy of Defence Images and www.flickr.com.[/caption] Recently,…

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Recent Reads: Shattered Glass Mar. 01, 2016 / One Comment

[caption id="attachment_1043" align="alignleft" width="319"] Photo courtesy of Oneras and www.flickr.com.[/caption] Before I began writing, I always enjoyed reading. “Read what you like to write.”  That’s…

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