Episode 49: Mastering Voice and Point of View – Interview w/ Beatriz Williams
…and trusting them to fill in the blank spaces. Plus: Beatriz shares her #1 tip for writers. Resources: If you’d like to learn more about Beatriz Williams, check out her…
…and trusting them to fill in the blank spaces. Plus: Beatriz shares her #1 tip for writers. Resources: If you’d like to learn more about Beatriz Williams, check out her…
…dark times, kept at it. Making comedy specials. Doing stand-up. Writing comic novels. The wheel kept turning. And as a result, so did we. Now we have this new comedic…
…walk is the best inspiration for that next chapter. In this episode Pamela and I discuss: Techniques to craft compelling secondary characters. How research and travel can help writers build…
…example of mine: Tell us in the comments below: What are your experiences with writing contests? Carol Van Den Hende is the award-winning author of Goodbye, Orchid, a public speaker,…
…on each scene card: Scene Name: “The scene where…” Characters: Who are the major players in this scene? Plot Points: What main events happen in this scene? Purpose: Why is…
…Sarah Wendell and Candy Tan (Smart Bitches, Trashy Books) give us a great quote from romance author Lisa Kleypas: “But after twenty-two years of being published, I’ve come to realize…
…professional fiction magazines. You’ll hone your craft by considering and reconsidering every single word. To paraphrase Aristotle: “An unexamined story is not worth writing”. You’ll even get a tougher skin…
…comes down to connecting these two dots: What does the other person want/need? How can I align that want/need to what I can bring to the table? Once you connect…
…and felt hopeless a lot, silly even. I’d come to regret telling my friends that I was trying to publish a novel. But during that time, I kept writing and…
…the website KidLit.com where she shares tons of excellent information for writers. While her primary focus is children’s books (affectionately called “KidLit” by those in the know), much of her…