Backstory TimetableIt was recently brought home to me the importance of creating a timetable for my characters’ and their family’s backstory. The dates when…3d ago3d ago
Kortex: A Review by a CreatorIn my continuous quest for the perfect writing/PKMS (Personal Knowledge Management System) for authors, a new app has come to my attention…Oct 20Oct 20
Style SheetsThis week I want to tell you about something that you would never think would aid you as a writer, but now I can’t imagine writing or…Oct 13Oct 13
Write to Your StrengthI am a very strong believer in trying new things — whether it be a new food, a new experience, or something new with your writing.Oct 6Oct 6
Bringing EmotionWhen I first started writing, I was told that if my character cried on the page, my reader wouldn’t. If I wanted to bring tears to my…Sep 15Sep 15
Why rebuild the wheel? There’s a template for that!Two of the most popular apps used in fiction writing are Scrivener and Plottr. Scrivener is incredibly powerful and wide-ranging having so…Sep 81Sep 81
An Entrepreneurial FailureAccording to the Rock Center for Entrepreneurship at the Harvard Business School, two-thirds of all startups fail. Another statistic cited…Sep 1Sep 1
Ugh, Marketing!I think I know one, maybe two, authors who actually like marketing — and that’s out of over a hundred authors who I know.Aug 25Aug 25