The importance of non-verbal communication in character development.
The Solitary Writer
Occasionally when I hear someone say that writing is a lonely business, this picture forms in my head of a writer in some distant white field with a flock of words. Shepherding them into patterns while they keep the wolves of self-doubt at bay. Or I imagine the writer stranded in a desert isle with […]
Overcoming Writers Block
We’ve all experienced that panicky moment when we stare at a blank page and freeze, our normally overly imaginative brains suddenly going silent. Or worse – we open up an existing story only to find prose flowing more like cold molasses on a winter day than the usual gush of words flying so quickly that […]
There Are No Rules for Writing
by Heather Curry Self I enjoy reading how other authors write–and what they enjoy about their writing process. What works for them. But that’s the key thing: What they enjoy writing about their writing process. How they get the story down is how they get the story down. James Patterson says outlining your story before […]
Writing About Food
How to depict taste, smell and texture on paper.
Why My First Book Was a Memoir
I’m always surprised when one of the very first questions I am asked is why I chose to write a memoir.
Why is Reading Out Loud Important?
Verbal critique groups build valuable skills every writer needs.
Beyond a Critique Group…
How can a critique group have so many members and still be of value to writers?