Whenever I sit down to write something, I’m often uncertain where it is going to lead. This is certainly true with any fiction piece (including flash fiction) and more and more it seems to be true for any blog posts that I write. I’ve been blessed with a sharp titling sense (IMHO) so a lot [...]
I’ve been a very fortunate writer. The very first article I wrote for my company newsletter – which was the very first article I ever wrote – took off like its pants were on fire and its butt was catchin’. That led to publication in trade journals and contracts to write textbooks and workbooks and [...]
In the first post of this writing series I covered (albeit lightly) the topics of genre, protagonist, plot and some length guidelines. I’d like to continue on today with a little discussion about dialogue and foreshadowing. Both of these techniques are critical to master for any novelist. Some folks are lucky and their skills are [...]
