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By Cynthia Ruchti @cynthiaruchti
A writer and an agent were chatting over lunch one day. The writer had been at it a long time, had planted many different kinds of stories, but nothing had taken root.
The agent asked, “What do like most about gardening with words?”
The writer said, “Being in the garden.”
“It is beautiful here, isn’t it? But I mean,...
by Darlene L. Turner
Boring dialogue kills a story. Would you agree with this statement?
We’ve probably all read those scenes where two characters chat and chat and chat about nothing. Oh hum. Our attention drifts, and we think about everything we need to get done around us. Cleaning, laundry, walking the dog, washing our hair. Right? Boring dialogue sounds flat...
by Maureen Miller
Why’s it taking so long?
This was my frequent cry. My frustration regarding my WIP’s publication process spilled over like coffee in a Starbucks cup sloshing over speedbumps.
Similar to crickets from my content coach, God, too, often seemed silent. Over time, my inquiry changed. Is there a greater lesson to apply to my writing l...
by Glynn Young
My historical novel Brookhaven has no illustrations. I spent an estimated third of my research time hunting for them.
An ad for women’s dresses in 1915.
The novel is set in ...
By Joni M. Fisher @authorjonimfisher
I challenge you to write a novel in a month. It sounds impossible, but hear me out. How many
best-selling authors publish a book every year? Barbara Cartland, the Queen of Romance, wrote
over 700 novels. Isaac Asimov wrote 500. Nora Roberts has written 225. James Patterson has
100. John Grisham has over 50.
Calculate ...
