Sharon C. Williams's Blog, page 24

How to get rid of a body: Author style

  You gotta be careful when you are out in public and writing, especially when you are with other writers discussing different scenes. Three of my writer friends met with me at a local Chinese restaurant. After sitting down we … Continue reading →

Writing My First Death Scene

A few months back I wrote my first death scene. Before I go any further this book is for YA and up. People know me for my Jasper series which is a children’s series. But I do write in YA … Continue reading →

Author Brand: Have one?

    Years ago I was reading an issue of Writer’s Digest and came across this topic. I can’t remember the author of the article but at the end of it was her Twitter handle. I decided to follow her … Continue reading →

Local Authors Showcase: Showing your ware

In my county there are a few times during the year that they hold what they call Author Showcases. It is designed for authors in the area to meet for the public to interact with. Sometimes they are successful while … Continue reading →

Driving: A dangerous sport

When my son first started to drive I would tell him, “Be careful.” He would get mad until I told him that what I meant was a/ be careful for yourself and b/ be careful of all the other drivers … Continue reading →

How many ideas do you have to write about?

    Do you ever take a break from writing or is it with you constantly? I ask for one simple reason. My friend Adrianne said that I am always looking at objects, people and so on for possible story … Continue reading →

Your book is done: Do you have a title for it?

  Earlier this year I posted about how I didn’t have the title for a certain WIP of mine. How I wondered how writers come up with their titles and so on. Well now the time is really upon me. … Continue reading →

Manners: Are they a thing of the past?

Remember when you were younger you were taught by your parents what to do and not to do? How you respected your elders, said thank you when someone did something nice to you and so on? Lately I see people … Continue reading →

Show vs Tell: a writing experiment

Originally posted on kirstwrites:
“Show, don’t tell” is a piece of advice often given to creative writers. It’s the difference between: “The novice writer sighed gloomily, as she picked up her red pen, and prepared to cull adverbs” and: “No, crap,…

Stepping away from the noise: Easy or hard

Do you ever take a few minutes, if not more, to step away from the noise? It is all around us. You have the TV, radio and the Internet buzzing faster than I can understand some days. If that isn’t … Continue reading →