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5 ways to stir creativity over Thanksgiving

By on November 22, 2011 in Nurturing Creativity, Writing Life

Breathing Room for your Brain Or, 5 ways to manage the Thanksgiving Brain Break. First, I just want to say that I am thankful for Thanksgiving and the mandatory break that it forces into my life –and yes, I mean forces.  Think jackhammer.  Or wedge. I am in the middle of writing a book, up against a deadline the first of December and near the final stretch. I’m so full of excitement it’s difficult to look up.  To eat.  To speak clearly.  Those of you who are doing NaNoWriMo (and especially MBT WriMo) know what I mean. Like a blanket, our story embraces us, and we are reluctant to break free even for a deep-fried turkey and apple/pumpkin/chocolate pie. Thanksgiving forces us to untangle ourselves from our creative process.  To […]

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Seven Things Every Writer Must Do, Part Four: Learn to Dance in The Rain

By on November 19, 2011 in Editing Basics, Encourage Me!, Life Coaching, Writing Life

   In my office, I have a framed quote that constantly reminds me life is not the absence of challenges, disappointments and unexpected twists. Those who succeed don’t avoid those storms, but rather learn to find the good in them. They learn to dance in the rain.   As a writer, you’ll be faced with all sorts of storms. What you do with those storms will determine your future more than the storms themselves. So how do you learn to dance? Let’s take a look.   Dancing in the Rain in a choice. You have little or no control over most of the storms in life. But you do have complete control over how you react to them. It’s true. I’m writing this on the airplane while traveling to the […]

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Friday Fiction: Code Triage

By on November 18, 2011 in Featured Book, Featured Fiction, Featured Fiction Fridays, Team Member Preview

  I so appreciate the opportunity to meet with you here—thank you for hosting me. I love that Susie graciously offered an enthusiastic endorsement for Critical Care, my first exciting medical drama. The Mercy Hospital series now has three books. The third, featured today, is Code Triage. I’m still pinching myself that it is currently an ECPA best seller—love welcoming new readers to “scrub in” with my stories of hope!    Sidelined by injuries from a vicious assault, nurse chaplain Riley Hale is determined to return to ER duties. But how can she show she’s competent when the hospital won’t let her attempt even simple tasks? Determined to prove herself, Riley volunteers at a controversial urban free clinic despite her fears about the maverick doctor in charge.   Dr. Jack Travis defends […]

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Act 2: Jumping back into the suspense!

By on November 15, 2011 in Chapter 7, How to WordPaint, How to write a Suspense, Limelight – Sample Novel, Managing the Muddle (keeping your story moving!), Story Crafting, Susan May Warren, Suspense, Want to see a book in Action? Read the Blog-a-Book Series, Writing, Writing Life, Writing your Suspense Chapters

Yesterday, I addressed Scene Flow, and how in a romance scene, you might decide to develop it a bit more, making it longer.  In a suspense, sometimes it’s nice to develop that before you jumpstart the action again. Today, we’re going to jump back into the suspense, drawing that element forward.   Just to make sure I’m on the right track, I want to go back to my synopsis.  It’s still my roadmap, even though I’ve been taking a few day trips… Luke wants his sister, who is a giant MacKenzie Grace fan to meet her, and the dinner out at the roadhouse seemed to go without a hitch…maybe no one will recognize her.  But what Luke doesn’t know is that someone has recognized Kenzie – the reporter from the […]

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