A few months ago I won a copy of Scrivener. Since so many author friends rave about how fabulous it is, I promptly installed the software and launched it. Then stared. Ummm ... now what. I was two-thirds of the way into my WIP and the idea of learning a new software and slogging through […]

Writing women's fiction with a pinch of humor After years of pushing the creativity boundary in corporate communications, I decided it was time for a new challenge. Three women’s fiction manuscripts later (plus a handful of picture books), I think it's safe to say that I've found my creative outlet. My manuscripts have finalled in […]

by Fae Rowen Well, Laura Drake, AKA The Queen of Querying, finally helped me into the big scary world of querying. With both feet. On the first  Sunday in December she helped me send out eleven queries. Those of you who love to query will think , "Eleven queries? Big deal." But this is the […]

Writers in the Storm welcomes Shannon Donnelly back, as this month, she gives us some great tips on starting in the right spot. by Shannon Donnelly When Do You Start The Story? This is a good question—and maybe the hardest one to answer since there is no right answer. Stories can start with dialogue, with […]

Kara Lennox aka Karen Leabo is back today with her great Plot Fixer series. Don't miss her other blogs! Here are the links for Parts 1-9: Part 1 – Your Premise Isn’t Compelling Part 2 – How To Fix a Weak Opening Part 3 – A Lack of Goals Part 4 – Is Your Conflict […]