Acquaintance or Friend?
How well do you know your character? Hey Everyone, As writers we create characters, as people we create friends, but as we all know neither comes in a one-size-fits-all. There are folks we know from the bus stop, the water cooler, the break room, the gal at the supermarket. We know she has blond hair…
It’s All About Chapters
Hey everyone, I get asked a lot about chapters. Could be because I teach a chapter course, or more likely, because outside of first chapters, there isn’t a lot of discussion about chapters. Either way, I get A LOT of questions, and chapters are such an exhaustive topic. There is no way I can answer…
Packing for the Climb
A woodsman was once asked, “What would you do if you had just five minutes to chop down a tree?” He answered, “I would spend the first two and a half minutes sharpening my axe.” Anonymous I love that quote, a version of which was once attributed to Lincoln, but on investigation, Quote Investigator discovered,…
Come Climb With Me
I’m a National Park junkie, so if you ask me there’s nothing much better than spending a weekend strolling, hiking, climbing on and off the wilderness trails. Unless. I get a chance to curl up in my favorite chair, and snuggle under my snuggliest blanket, and climb my way through a new writing craft. Ah,…
