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How to Critique

I love my critique group. And my accountability group. I’m blessed to have several groups of amazing writers who will give me feedback. And not only are they willing, they are good! That’s pretty amazing because it combines a number of skills. And I’m not saying that they need to compliment me. That’s one of … Continue reading How to Critique →

When Should You Develop the Theme?

As I mentioned yesterday (see that post by clicking here), I am taking Judy Blume’s MasterClass on writing for children. In one of the sessions today, she mentioned that she just doesn’t worry about theme. She simply focuses on writing a good story. This might work for Judy Blume but I can just see myself … Continue reading When Should You Develop the Theme? →

When Nothing Works . . . Walk

I’m not going to say that yesterday was a bad day because that wouldn’t be true. I had yoga. Yoga days are good days. Saturday I baked chocolate banana bread. Yoga and yum! What more could I want? I was supposed to get a query or three out. One agent said she took nonfiction for … Continue reading When Nothing Works . . . Walk →

Emotional Layers

Does your story have the emotional depth that it needs to hold your reader’s attention?  This is something that Janice Hardy wrote about at Fiction University. You can read her post (click here). Hardy writes about the fact that our characters should, like actual people, be feeling multiple things at once. First, there is the … Continue reading Emotional Layers →

When Do You Stop Reading?

I think I made it to the end of Chapter 2. Then I dropped the book back into the library bag. I’ll return it unfinished on my next visit. Did I give it 50 pages? Nope. 50 pages seems to be the advised minimum. It’s what a lot of people think you need to read … Continue reading When Do You Stop Reading? →

Favorite Childhood Books

If you normally read my blog or you’ve checked out my author’s page on Facebook or Twitter, you’ve probably figured out that I ‘m a total library fan girl. I’ve been a book lover since before I was a reader, so I have many fond memories of libraries and childhood book. Here are a few … Continue reading Favorite Childhood Books →

Modelling After a Mentor Text

Yesterday my latest book order arrived. I’d been waiting to buy the next two books in my favorite manga series and then I realized something. I needed the first Hank the Cowdog book. That’s the joy of being a writer. I don’t want the book. I need the book. And I do. Because I’m using … Continue reading Modelling After a Mentor Text →

How to Write an Invoice

I’m not sure why I hate invoicing as much as I do. Perhaps the problem is that I worry about not ticking all the right boxes. The problem is that you can’t just send the publisher a one line e-mail. “You owe me $500 for activity writing.” “Please pay me $1000 for writing that book.” … Continue reading How to Write an Invoice →

Muppet Me ala Microsoft 365 Designer

When I saw the Microsoft 365Designer Muppet that Amanda Jones made of herself, I had to give it a try. What do you think? It gave me two different versions. You can see Amanda’s post here. The prompt that Amanda used to create her Muppet self was created by Rachel Lemansky. I’ll link to it … Continue reading Muppet Me ala Microsoft 365 Designer →

Begone Web Pirates!

Yesterday I was trying to get the source files together for my editor when I got a ping on one of my Facebook posts. Not only do I have my own account, I have my writing account, and I maintain the account for our church. That’s a lot of pings, but for some reason I … Continue reading Begone Web Pirates! →