Comments on: Margie’s Rule # 6: Make Your Opening Pop!

By: Jenny Hansen

Jenny Hansen — Fri, 14 Nov 2014 03:43:19 +0000

In reply to Margie Lawson. Awwwww. I'm proud of her too, Margie! She's worked hard and come a very long way. :-)

By: Margie Lawson

Margie Lawson — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 21:53:42 +0000

In reply to Jenny Hansen.

Jenny --

I loved working with you in Immersion class. Your new title is a WINNER!

Rosaries Make Bad Thongs -- so perfect for your book!

Thanks so much for setting up the blog. Fabulous!

By: Make Your Opening Pop! | Jen's Pen Den

Make Your Opening Pop! | Jen's Pen Den — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 16:26:31 +0000

[…] I came upon this article by Margie Lawson this week: Margie’s Rule # 6: Make Your Opening Pop! In it, she discusses the do’s and don’ts of your story’s opening, as well […]

By: ericjbaker

ericjbaker — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 00:02:39 +0000

Inert storytelling is a book killer for me. Give me a world where the characters have no choice but to act. If a story could end on any random page without consequence for the heroes, it's got problems.

By: Margie Lawson

Margie Lawson — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 21:32:10 +0000

In reply to Julie Glover. Hello Two-Time Immersion-Grad Julie G! I love working with you and your characters. Such smooth and empowered writing. I know I'll see your characters in print!

By: Margie Lawson

Margie Lawson — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 19:46:18 +0000

In reply to Helen Mongillo. Hello Helen M! Thank you! All the Lawson Writer's Academy dig deep and work with writers in the classroom just like I do. They impress me. I'm proud to have them on the LWA faculty. I love my Mac Air. It's only three days old, and I feel like my Mac Air and I are one. Cliche alert. :-) Mine will go to Florida tomorrow, and Washington, D.C. next week. Both trips are to teach Immersion classes. I'm sure my light weight Mac Air will make me a happy working-in-airports-and-on-planes traveler!

By: Margie Lawson

Margie Lawson — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 19:38:57 +0000

In reply to LauraDrake. Laura -- I know you never stop learning. You're a learning machine! And it shows in your uber-strong writing. Kudos to you!

By: Margie Lawson

Margie Lawson — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 19:37:04 +0000

In reply to Holly Robinson. Hello Holly -- I'm all about teaching the how-to's of deep editing. I developed psychological based deep editing tips, techniques, and systems. My courses are loaded with new ideas and examples and deep edit analyses. If you haven't taken any of my online courses, or ordered the lecture packets for my courses, check out the course description for Empowering Characters' Emotions. It's on my web site. Click on LECTURE PACKETS on the horizontal menu bar under the airplane header. If you have questions, please email me. Love your on-screen energy!

By: Margie Lawson

Margie Lawson — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 19:28:41 +0000

In reply to danamarton. Dana -- I'm sad you couldn't make the Immersion class in Washington, D.C. too. I'm teaching 17 of those 5-day intensives next year. I'm counting on seeing you in one of those Immersion classes!

By: A. C. Cockerill

A. C. Cockerill — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 19:25:36 +0000

Perfect timing as always, Margie! I needed this reminder, this week. 🙂 Cheers, Ashley