How Reading Across Genres Has Made Me a Better Writer
As writers, we are instructed to read widely within our genres. The advice is solid. We need to understand what[…]
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writing process
Solving Writer’s Block with Embodied Writing
Embodied writing connects the mind and body, allowing writers to access deeper layers of creativity and insight. It involves tuning into physical sensations, emotions, and instincts as a way to inform the writing process. Instead of just relying on intellect, writers engage their bodies to explore their characters and stories more fully.
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The Woman Behind the Writer: Sofya Tolstoy
Since contributing an essay to the book The Who, The What and the When: 65 Artists Illustrate the Secret Sidekicks[…]
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Red Herrings
And how to pickle them I’ve always had a rather foggy idea of what a red herring was, but I[…]
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Tools of the Trade
A very Happy Memorial Day to those who served, and those who still do~ I’m spread out over the end[…]
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Some Great News, Some Sad News, and a Gift
I’ll start with the gift: I’ll read and critique the first 5 query letters any writer who is looking to[…]
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Lynda Allen: Flashes of Insight
I was recently at the Suffolk Mystery Authors Festival in Suffolk, Virginia, a yearly event I enjoy attending because it[…]
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Character Arcs
Signs and portents, my dear readers, signs and portents. Last week, a 4.8 magnitude earthquake was felt all along the[…]
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A new conference
I’ve been addicted to short stories since reading Shirley Jackson’s, “The Lottery.” Although only 3,400 words long, that story has[…]
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That voice was a deathless song…
Who said that about whom? Of course, that’s how F. Scott Fitzgerald, through Nick, described Daisy Buchanan’s voice in The[…]
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