Recently I was talking author Beth Vogt about deepening emotion in her current WIP as she’s facing rewrites from her editors. As we began to discuss how to do this, I came up with an equation: Feelings + Thought = Emotion. Now, this is a subtle motivation not necessarily the over all, BIG story motivation, but the micro motivation of a scene. All scenes must have a purpose. A Goal. Some Conflict. Tension. And in these elements we see a bit more of the protagonist’s emotion which equals scene “motivation.” For example, Beth had a scene where her heroine was in a bridal shop with her best friend who’d recently become engaged. The heroine was the last girl in singleville. As she’s sitting in the bridal shop, watching her friends, […]
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9 Reasons You’re Failing at Social Media AND How to Fix it
I wish I had a nickel for every one who’s told me that Social Media just doesn’t work for them. Let me suggest, respectfully, that you’re just going about it the wrong way. I know it sounds harsh, but hear me out. Today I’m going to give you nine reasons you’re failing at social media and I’m going to share how to fix each one. As you’ve heard me say many times, social media isn’t a one-size-fits-all proposition. But, that’s still not an excuse not to use it. 1. You’re not doing the basics. I teach that to have an effective social media presence on the Internet you need to do three things: Facebook, Twitter, and Blogging. The reason you must use Facebook and Twitter is because, no matter what […]
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MBT Pitching Tip #2!! (Watch the Video Below for more info!!) Was this helpful? Join us at the MBT Pitch and Promotion Seminar to where we help you create – and hone – your pitch for the ACFW Conference! Go write something brilliant! Susie May
Read the RestFinding Balance with Writing and Life: Keeping it Real, Folks
In the middle of writing a heated conversation between my current hero and his dad, I realized my MBT blog post was due…several days ago. Crud. I hate being a ball-dropper because it feeds my inner critic who demotes my self-worth. Plus, not following through with something creates timeline changes for someone else. But when I’m on deadline, I seem to struggle with juggling my day job, my writing responsibilities, family, church functions, social media. When this happens, I just want to retreat and crawl back into bed. My third novel is due to my editor by the end of the month, but I need to turn it in sooner so I’m not writing while on vacation. Who wants to do that? So as I pondered a topic and whined […]
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