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Featured Fiction Friday Presents: Tom Morrisey

By on August 3, 2012 in Featured Book, Featured Fiction, Featured Fiction Fridays

Well, the Frasier Winners have been announced. The hard work of the judges has decided the winners, and today we will take a look at the novel of another of our esteemed judges… Tom Morrisey and his book In High Places Q: Tom can you tell us a little bit about your story? For Patrick Nolan, every climb tells a story. And now maybe it’s his own …. He’s right at the rim, staring over the cliff’s knife edge and wondering how things went wrong so quickly. It all started after arriving home from a weekend climbing trip with his father, Kevin. That’s when word reached them. In a silent moment, they’d lost the person most important to them—her death raising unanswerable questions and dangerous doubts. Launching a new life in […]

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Copyright 101—Part One

By on August 2, 2012 in Edie Melson, How do I get started?

Lately, I’ve seen a lot of discussion about copyright issues. Specifically, what is legal to use on a blog, website or in a book. Today, instead of giving you all the facts, I thought we’d have some fun and take a little quiz. We’ll do part one today, and part two in the next post. COPYRIGHT QUIZ—HOW FAMILIAR ARE YOU WITH THE LAW? All the answers are True or False, so let’s get on with the quiz! 1. I can legally post any picture on my blog if I link back to the place I got it. FALSE: photos, sketches, graphics, any kind—are covered by the same copyright law as our written words. Unfortunately, there is lots of sharing going on over the Internet and it’s not legal. When we borrow […]

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Quick Skills: Olympic Sized Dedication

By on July 31, 2012 in Editing Basics, Quick Skills, Susan May Warren, Writing Life

I am absolutely inspired by the Olympic Athletes. Their dedication to their sport, the sacrifices they make, the drive inside, their ability to envision victory that propels them forward. I’m loving both the team and the individual events. Like rowing! And the synchronized diving? Amazing. My favorite, however, is swimming. For a brief time, I swam competitively (I wasn’t very good), and watching the events brings back the feeling of adrenaline, the competitive burn, the sense of cutting through the cool water. It brings me back to those school and AAU meets, the smell of chlorine, crowding around the results lists to find my name. Sometimes I wish I’d had the courage, the drive….the vision to continue. I am loving the Olympic commercials, but this one with Ryan Lochte has […]

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What is the difference between Showing and Telling?

By on July 30, 2012 in Story Crafting, Susan May Warren, Truth or Dare: Conversations with an aspiring novelist

Showing is NOT about describing everything that happens. Showing is about helping the reader experience the emotions and motivations of the character. It’s about the reader getting into the character’s head to enjoy the journey.”

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