This video explains how to punctuate dialog. I know, that sounds so exciting! Well, probably not, but it’s still important if you want to create a work of literature that is easy to read. Again, check out video seven of …
Using Word and Grammarly together. In the seventh video of this series, I will share what I learned in the nearly two years since I first did these classes. One of the changes is that I no longer use Grammarly, …
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Organizing your writing process is critically important. Creating outlines and timelines, and recording your inspirations so that you have the ability to recover them as you proceed through your story, all contribute to the quality of your result. In this …
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Take time to connect with your own characters. Love them, laugh with them, hate them, because if you do not, how will your readers develop that kind of relationship with them? When I started writing, I decided that if I …
If you want to be an author who creates wonderful books that people love to read, it takes work. An obvious statement, right? Well, what I learned, is that most of the work isn’t the ‘writing’, it’s learning HOW to …