Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Romance to Make Your Readers Swoon

Happy Valentine's day, all!  In the spirit of the holiday, today we're going to explore some great resources and tips for writing a good romance.  Whether it's a sci-fi, crime drama, or plain romance novel, many books have a romantic relationship of some sort (whether it's the main …

Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Touching an Audience

Touching an Audience
It's what every writer aspires to do at least once in their life: touch their audience's lives in a way that makes their work unforgettable, to make the audience reconsider their outlook on life or make them want to call up that old family member or friend just to say 'sorry.'  And,…

Saturday, February 3, 2018

The Seconds Count

Hey, everyone!  I know it's been an incredibly long time since I last posted, but college got in the way.  Yuck .  Anyway, I have plans for being a lot more active on the blog this year; not a resolution per se but a plan.  For the first post this year, we'll be talking about laying the foun…

Thursday, August 24, 2017

"Strong Feminist" versus "Strong Feminine" Archetypes

You've probably heard a lot of buzz about "strong female roles" in the media--books, movies, etc.  Many groups want to see a woman who can bash bad guys' heads in and then polish their manicured nails straight afterward.  However, the first time a female character bashes a bad guy…

Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Welcoming "Everything I Never Said"

Welcoming "Everything I Never Said"
Hey everyone! While I was trying to ignore my classes being a diligent student, I also published a book of short stories and poetry back in March.  It's titled Everything I Never Said  (misleading, I know.  Definitely not everything I haven't said thus far in my life.  When will I publish Ev…

Monday, May 22, 2017

I'm Back & A Great Resource For Writers: Indie Hoot

I'm Back & A Great Resource For Writers: Indie Hoot
Hey everyone! (Credit: NBC "Chuck") Yeah, yeah, I know.  It's been since November (oops).  Grade point averages don't improve themselves, though, and my classes over the spring semester were insane.  Kind of like having quintuplets that are all very needy.  Anyway--you don't …

Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Short Stories

Hey everyone! Since I'm currently taking a college course about short stories, I figured that I would write a quick post about how to write short stories.  In some aspects, they're much harder to write than novels because you have to write an entire, purposeful, event in under 10,000 words.…