Dive into the tempest with your characters and discover new possible outcomes. Weather in a scene adds depth and realism, pulling us further into the story.

By Margie Lawson I’ve read the same wording about tears in too many books.  Tears stream and streak, glint and glisten, flee and flow, prickle and trickle.  They slip, slide, run, roll, seemingly unstoppable. Tears blur vision, soak hair, get wiped, get blinked.  But some tears are unshed, unspent, unspilled, or unspecified. Sobs can choke and […]

If you follow me on Facebook you know I'm the Queen of Pinterest (and if you don't, why not? Beauty pics, cat memes, inspirational quotes, odd Victorian photos — COFFEE! It's a sea of happy in a chaotic world. LauraDrakeAuthor). When I saw this the other day, the photo caught my eye first. Then the message slammed […]

Sometimes you have a flat tire, real or symbolic, and a planned writing session doesn’t happen. Sometimes you are“stuck” and have to think awhile on a solution for the corner you’ve written yourself into. Life gets busy and other responsibilities take precedence. Or a host of other daily intrusions muscle into your schedule. This is not what I’m […]

Margie Lawson If you are an NCIS fan, you know about Jethro Gibbs’ fifty-plus rules. I want to be as cool as Jethro Gibbs. This blog features my third Margie-Rule for writers. Margie’s Rule # 3: Lock in the Emotional Set My term, Emotional Set, refers to the mood of the scene. Writers know the […]