Sally came into the coffee house dressed in a pair of jeans, an old sweatshirt and a baseball cap. “Don’t laugh. I told my husband I’d go fishing with him today. He has the day off and just got a new boat.” I handed over her cup of coffee. Apparently Ann has figured out our weekly meetings and the sustenance required. “This is good. You can spend the day in the boat, thinking about your next chapter. It’ll give you a chance to think like your reader.” “See your reader will eventually go fishing as well – at least metaphorically, which means they can’t read your book through in one sitting. And, just like you as the author need to keep the momentum going between chapters as you write, you […]
Read the RestArchive | June, 2012
When Things Heat Up, Part One: If You Can’t Take the Heat. . .
Most of the country completely skipped over spring and went right to scorching summer heat. Wow! For writers, June also means getting your manuscript ready to pitch at fall writer’s conferences. This month we’ll discuss the rigors and how to keep your cool when things heat up. I know you’ve heard, “if you can’t take the heat, get out of the kitchen.” Well that would be great advice, if you didn’t need to eat. Someone’s got to cook or you don’t eat, right? A better goal would be to learn to endure the heat. Let’s say your heat is not in the kitchen but at a writer’s conference, umm… gulp… in front of all those agents and editors. You can’t very well abandon the kitchen or you’ll never see your […]
Read the RestCongratulations to the 2012 Frasier Finalists!
Dee Bright, Justice Upside Down Heidi Chiavaroli, Tears of the Outcast Barbara Curtis, As Far as the West Ginger Takamiya, NOT FORSAKEN Jill Kemerer, New Lease on Love And Congratulations to these bronze medalists: Tari Faris, Delores Topliff, Bethany Kaczmarek, Johnnie Donley, Sue Nebbe, Katie Vorreiter, Marie Coutu, Rocky Lewis, Tara Johnson, Pamela Dowd, Roxanne Gray, Marney McNall, Kim Havens, Stacy Monson, and Sharon Marie Lightsey.
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