by Zoe M. McCarthy | Nov 19, 2015 | Writing
“If you can take a little slice of the world and a little piece of dirt and really focus on details, you can drive large, seemingly spectacular movements.” —David Baldacci (Writer’s Digest November/December 2015)Note the quote from David Baldacci above....
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Oct 29, 2015 | Writing
“It’s hard to see a middle ground between marking up your book line by line and doing a complete rewrite. It’s also hard to know what to fix in revision, and even harder to know when that process is finished.” —Gabriela Pereira In the September...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Sep 10, 2015 | Writing
“To me, your writer’s voice is the expression of YOU on the page.” — Rachelle GardnerA few years ago, I found my writer’s voice while I wrote a short story. At that time, I couldn’t define what writer’s voice is. Now I’ve done research, and made a list of...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Aug 27, 2015 | Writing
“The skill of a skilled writer tricks you into thinking that there is no skill.” —Dwight V. Swain (Techniques of the Selling Writer)I recommend the following books on the craft of writing. Here are quotes from each to inspire you to get a copy or reread...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Jun 25, 2015 | Writing
“For I have neither wit, nor words, nor worth,Action, nor utterance, nor the power of speech,To stir men’s blood: I only speak right on.” — (Mark Antony in William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, Act 3, scene 2)Does your character always say, for...
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