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Come write a book with us in 2009!

By on January 12, 2009 in Genre

I’ll bet you’re thinking, hey, where are my Book Therapists?  Did they head south for the winter?  (Okay, ONE of us did.  The other is watching snow drift across her window, wondering how she’s going to get out of her quarter-mile driveway today!)   Actually, we’ve both been hard at work coming up with great stuff at My Book Therapy for 2009.  Stuff that includes CHATS, and online writing seminars and classes, and a cool new How-To-Write workbook (TBA soon!) and….a fun new project for 2009 called…Blog-A-Book!     Write a book with My Book Therapy Voices in 2009!   Remember those games you used to play where your friend started the story, and you finished it?  Or the “Choose your own ending” books?  Ever wanted to be a part […]

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What I learned in ’08

By on January 10, 2009 in Editing Basics, How do I write Dialogue, How do I write the Character Change Journey?, What POV do I write in?

As writers, we should never stop learning the craft. The more we write, the more we learn. I’m very fortunate to work with a brilliant editor who sees the art beneath all my mistakes and gently guides me in the right direction. Haven recently rewritten a book with my editors guidance, here are three things I’ve added to my arsenal. Dialog. Yes, of course, I’ve always used dialog. I consider it one of the most important factors of fiction writing, but dialog must count. In 2008, I honed the idea that dialog creates momentum, moves the story forward. Don’t slow it down with paragraphs of description or internal thought. Keep action tags and speaker attributes behind the dialog as much as possible. Of course, the “rule” can be bent, but […]

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Just for fun….

By on January 5, 2009 in Loosen Up!

So, we’re working on some fun stuff over here at MBT…we’ll reveal that later in the week.  It’s going to be interactive and packed with great information about how to write a great book! For now, here is a fun email I received from a friend! NEW WORD WINNERS FROM THE WASHINGTON POST  Washington Post’s Mensa Invitational once again asked readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definition. The winners are:  1.  Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you realize it was your money to start with. 4. Reintarnation: Coming back to life as a hillbilly. 5. Bozone (n..): The substance surrounding stupid people that stops bright ideas from penetrating. The bozone layer, unfortunately, […]

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Merry Christmas!

By on December 24, 2008 in Uncategorized

Susan and I want to wish all of you a very, merry Christmas. We’ve had a blast doing the blog this past year and meeting with many of you at conferences, or chatting in email. Your individual notes and comments to us have been a great encouragement. Those who have been clients, we do appreciate you and pray good things for you writing! For everyone’s writing. The publishing industry may be making changes as the economy quakes, but our God is not surprised or caught off guard. He’s well aware and even better, in control. We cannot judge our publishing success or opportunities by the world, but by Him. He can make a road way in the wilderness, a river in the desert. Keep your heart and mind on Him, […]

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