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Jennie Nash’s “The Threadbare Heart”: A Review

…simple, but interspersed with passages of more sophisticated prose and beautiful description. I particularly like the sewing and fabric metaphors that are woven through the story. Because it follows three…

Debut Author JM Tohline and “The Great Lenore”

…until we had it exactly how we wanted it. Then I received the digital Advance Reading Copy. Then we worked on the description of the book that is now on…

5 Visual Strategies for Plotting Your Novel

…a photo album or small file box to keep the cards in order. On each card, write a short description of what action and/or characters a chapter/scene will need to…

Developing Your Writing Presence on the Web

…three or four images a week; I write up a brief description and schedule the picture/posts for the next three or four Wednesdays in a row. Develop a Strategy If…

5 Reasons Querying Is Good for You

…A rite of passage is defined as a transitional period that prepares you for a new role. I can’t think of a better description for querying. “Becoming a writer” is…

Your Novel Blueprint: A Review of an NYT Bestselling Author’s Novel-Writing Course

…description pace endings self-editing techniques In addition to this list of topics, the course provides these super-valuable extras: The opportunity to gain personalized video feedback from Jerry on your novel…

Writing Groups: Helping or Hindering Your Progress?

…to give you valuable feedback on your own manuscript? Be wary of writers’ groups of this description. You’re there to learn. If these people have nothing to teach you, you…

10 Ways to Tell You Have Author Potential

…this description perfectly and never be published. Don’t let that possibility stop you: your chances of publication greatly increase the more you practice your craft. So, what’s your author potential?…

101 of the Best Fiction-Writing Tips, Part IV

…or episodes loosely strung together without any real progression. Plotting Problems: Episodic Writing. Fiction Factor Anne Enright said “Remember that all description is an opinion about the world. Find a…

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