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Who are you?

By on May 30, 2012 in Editing Basics

Are you a plotter or a pantser?  This was a question I had to answer on the next step of my writing journey.  What is it and how do you decide which one applies to you? A plotter is someone who plots the book before starting to write. A pantser writes the story as they go, also known as by the “seat of their pants”. Which one is best? The one that works best for you! You’ll hear all different kinds of opinions on this, but go with what will give you the desired outcome.  A finished book! I had to ask myself, which way do I work best?  I’m definitely a plotter.  I like to know what to expect and what’s going to happen in my daily life, so […]

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Conversations: How to keep your story flow after a long holiday!

By on May 28, 2012 in Action and ReAction Scenes, Editing Basics, Susan May Warren, Truth or Dare: Conversations with an aspiring novelist

“I feel like it’s been forever since we’ve last talked.” Sally said as she came into the coffee shop. “And with Memorial Day today, and the fact I haven’t written in about four years, I feel like I’ve lost all momentum on my chapters.” Outside, Anne was planting geraniums in the coffee shop planters. The sun glinted off the lake, and the smell of lilacs hung in the air. I had a tan from the weekend Memorial Day and couldn’t wait to get home to our family barbeque. “Oh, I hear that.” I said. “I haven’t written for five days and it can be frustrating when you walk away from your novel with your ideas still trapped in your brain. One of my biggest frustrations in writing a novel is […]

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Showers of Creativity Part Four: Go Forth and Create

By on May 27, 2012 in Life Coaching, Reba Hoffman, Writing Life, Writing Life Coaching

We’re at the end of the month and you’ve come through three weeks of discovery and planning to give the world the best of YOU that you can offer. That’s quite an accomplishment. I have no doubt the world will be a better place for it. When this series ends and I’m not showing up in your email inbox every weekend, the tendency will be to “get back to normal”. No worries. The thought crosses nearly everyone’s mind. But what will you choose to do when that thought comes? After all, you’ve worked hard over these last few weeks in attempts to wax creative. You deserve a rest, right? Ummm, no. Here’s the thing. If the train isn’t moving, wouldn’t that be a dandy time to jump off and go […]

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Using Dialog and Prose to Create the Setting

By on May 24, 2012 in b. Building a Scene, How do I write Dialogue, Rachel Hauck

Last night I sat in a small circle of writers disguising themselves as readers. As we discussed the book of the month, one of the reader-writers said, “The dialog and language really drew me in. It was part of the setting, really.” That hooked me right there. Not to read the book because, well, I wrote the book, but as a blog topic! Using Dialog and Prose to Create the Setting. I never thought of it before but word choice, dialog, the arrangement of words can really help put the reader in the mind set of the PLACE the story is being told. The era. The region. The social class. Education. Even values and belief systems. We’ve all heard word choice is key to the author’s voice. We’ve also learned […]

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