by Zoe M. McCarthy | Feb 13, 2014 | Writing
“The beginning is the most important part of the work.” —Plato Why should I care about what you have to say? Sounds rude, doesn’t it? But that’s what many people in your audience think when they approach your work. So, how much time do you spend on the opening of your...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Jan 16, 2014 | Writing
“The wise learn from the experience of others, and the creative know how to make a crumb of experience go a long way.” —Eric Hoffer You realize you need strong emotional events for your character’s journey. Try using greatest, closest, and funniest moments to...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Jan 2, 2014 | Writing
“Writers create narrative distance when they consciously or unconsciously insert an invisible narrator between the [point of view character] and the reader.” —Jill Elizabeth Nelson You want your reader to connect with your main characters so deeply that your reader...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Nov 21, 2013 | Writing
“Let’s have some new clichés.” —Samuel Goldwyn People roll their eyes at others who talk in constant clichés. Writers and speakers are told to edit out clichés from their work. So, are these overused phrases, which often hit the nail on the head, not worth the paper...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Oct 24, 2013 | Writing
I’ve wished I could write more words in my novel each week. So I was delighted, when I asked author Carrie Turanksy to share writing tips, she passed along tips to help writers be more productive. Carrie’s historical romance, The Governess of Highland Hall, released...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Oct 3, 2013 | Writing
“There are no mistakes or failures, only lessons.” —Denis Waitley Do you need to go to a writers’ conference to learn to write? Yes. How else will you experience blunders that teach you about conflict; the hero’s greatest fears; obstacles, disasters, and ticking time...
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