Margie Lawson Most writers know Show Don’t Tell, but sometimes they think they’re showing when they are telling. Here’s my oh-so-easy check. Read the sentence that you think SHOWS the reader something. Ask yourself ---- What’s the Visual? You may be surprised that the sentence doesn’t provide a visual. Wondering why I care? Wondering why […]

Margie Lawson KUDOS to Fae and Laura and Orly and Jenny. WITS is THE BEST!  Ready to dive into a deep edit of a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author’s work? Susan Donovan. Published by St. Martin’s, HQN, Amazon, Kensington, and Berkeley. Twenty-four novels and novellas, translated into dozens of languages. Two-time RITA […]

Margie Lawson Cheers for Laura and Fae and Jenn and Orly. WITS Rules! Want to be more productive every day? Keep reading. Want to take charge of your minutes and hours? Keep reading. Want to act and feel like a winner and super star? Keep reading. This blog is a new take on To Do […]

Margie Lawson Surprise! Today’s blog is on wrangling time, not words. But don’t stop reading! I added examples from an ARC of THE DIRT ON NINTH GRAVE, by NYT Bestseller, and Immersion-Grad, Darynda Jones. I bet you’ll agree, the examples are super-stellar! I promise to keep the wrangling time part of the blog short. You’ll […]

Margie Lawson Thank you for inviting me to guest blog again this month. I love being on WITS! Want more superpowers in your WIP? Most writers use just a few rhetorical devices. These are the most frequently used: simile, metaphor, alliteration, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, and the occasional rhetorical question. How many rhetorical devices are in your writing […]