by Zoe M. McCarthy | Jul 31, 2014 | Leading
**Welcome to my blog on my new website (zoemmccarthy.com). I hope you enjoy the new look!** “If you give to others, you will be given a full amount in return. It will be packed down, shaken together, and spilling over into your lap. The way you treat others is the way...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Jul 24, 2014 | Creating, Writing
“If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story.” —Orson Welles In an earlier post, I talked about backloading sentences, paragraphs, and scenes. Meaningful words at the end of these leave the reader with what’s important. And...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Jul 17, 2014 | Writing
“Well, the thing about great fictional characters from literature, and the reason that they’re constantly turned into characters in movies, is that they completely speak to what makes people human.” —Keira Knightley I have a surly character in my inspirational...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Jul 10, 2014 | Writing
“It’s no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense.” —Mark Twain We know exactly what we mean when we write each sentence of our story. We’re surprised when our critique partner or editor doesn’t. Tweetable Does your editor often mark your...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Jul 3, 2014 | Writing
“Paragraphs help readers make sense of the thousands of pieces of information a writer folds into a story.” —Beth Hill Does your editor or critique partner often suggest breaking up your paragraphs? After researching online articles, I found: Tweetable One...
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