by Zoe M. McCarthy | Apr 25, 2019 | Writing
image by jhas Tailor Your Fiction Manuscript in 30 Days is now available. See details below. Writers may think characters should talk and act like real people. If a movie showed actors doing that, the theater would soon be empty. That’s why films cut to the important...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Apr 18, 2019 | Writing
image by PeaceableGirl Tailor Your Fiction Manuscript in 30 Days is now available. See details below. What a Mixed Metaphor Is A mixed metaphor is one that combines different images or ideas in a way that is confusing or absurd. The images don’t work well with each...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Apr 11, 2019 | Writing
Tailor Your Fiction Manuscript in 30 Days is now available. See details below. Ordinary World I’ve happily written inspirational contemporary romances. I center my blog posts on the writing craft, and I have a nonfiction out on writing. Call to Adventure...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Apr 4, 2019 | Writing
image by uglowp My guest today is Sara L. Foust. Sara will tell us how to recognize scenes that need to be cut. More about her new book, Rarity Mountain, follows her post. Sara: How do you know if you should include the scene you’ve just...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Mar 28, 2019 | Writing
image by sferrario Tailor Your Fiction Manuscript in 30 Days is now available. See details below. Two weeks ago, I gave examples of misplaced modifiers. Today we’ll look at examples of dangling modifiers: phrases or clauses that are not logically related to the words...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Mar 21, 2019 | Writing
My guest today is Pamela S. Thibodeaux. She will share her writing advice with us. More about her new book, Love in Season, follows her post. Pam’s Tips 1. Read. Read extensively in your genre and out. Take note of phrases and descriptions that capture...
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