Guest Post by Melissa Donovan When I first learned about alliteration in a writing class, I Continue Reading
September 16, 2011
Sentences: Control of Voice
Creating the voice you want for your story or novel begins with Word Choices. It continues with Continue Reading
September 14, 2011
Voice Begins with Word Choices
Voice begins with the right choice of words Each story or novel has its own diction, or the group Continue Reading
May 31, 2011
Long and Short: Sentences
Importance of Sentence Variety My niece was here this weekend and we talked about her college Continue Reading
August 6, 2009
Type
Do you ever type up someone else’s picture book or a chapter from someone else’s book? I do. I Continue Reading
November 21, 2008
How to Fight Writer’s Depression
I am almost sad and depressed today. Why? Because I'm looking at the wrong things. Writers of Continue Reading
July 31, 2008
The Gingerbread Man’s Top 5 Writing Tips
Christmas Gift for Our Readers For the last few years, I've posted writing tips from Winter Holiday Continue Reading
June 12, 2008
Story Tension
How do you create tension in a story? I've been talking with a friend and his gut instinct is to Continue Reading
May 6, 2008
Starting a Novel with Voice
I'm still looking for a way into a new novel. So, here's my plan for today: experiment with Continue Reading
March 25, 2008
Narrator’s Voice
I've been thinking about the narrators chosen to read various books-on-tape . As I revise my Continue Reading
