No, these submissions aren’t anything like what Flynn just saw, so we’ll have an easy time critiquing today. Don’t forget the critiquing guidelines. All you have to do is post a comment about the submissions below. Don’t feel like you need… Read More ›
Last week I began posting the sequel to Reapers, tentatively entitled Beyond the Gateway. You can read Part One here. This week, we pick up with Singapore, appearing as a holographic image, speaking to Phoenix and Shanghai. Again, I am… Read More ›
Author chat Saturday is late this month, but here we go. Although I am at a conference, the building has Internet, so I should be able to answer questions, though maybe not as quickly as usual. Please post any questions… Read More ›
Warm hugs are great, that’s why we begin every critique with a positive comment. We hope to encourage every writer, no matter the skill level. Don’t forget the critiquing guidelines. All you have to do is post a comment about the… Read More ›
Eye am attending a writers conference in New York City beginning today, so this post and Saturday’s will be brief. Eye hope to make a lot of great “contacts” during these days, and since I will be attending some classes,… Read More ›
A writer is someone for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people. – Thomas Mann [wp_ad_camp_1]
Let’s get ready to untangle some words and straighten out two new submissions. Don’t forget the critiquing guidelines. All you have to do is post a comment about the submissions below. Don’t feel like you need to critique both or the… Read More ›
My author career launched at The Florida Christian Writers Conference almost 20 years ago, and going there became an annual event. After about eight years, the director decided I was ready to become a teacher, so I began teaching classes ten… Read More ›
All published books have one crucial characteristic in common that you must master before you will be a published author. It’s not any of the usual qualities writing teachers insist upon—showing instead of telling, motivation/reaction units, or proper character arcs…. Read More ›
Content warning. This story is designed for adults and mature teens. It involves sex trafficking and mentions rape, drugs, and nudity. There is no “on-screen” sex, but the aftermath of rape is on-screen, including the presence of nude, partially nude,… Read More ›