by Zoe M. McCarthy | May 14, 2015 | Writing
“Good questions out rank easy answers.” — Paul Samuelson I’ve studied the craft of writing for a while now. Sometimes all the questions experts say I need to ask myself gets overwhelming.But the more I write, the less often I need to ask myself some of the questions....
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Oct 23, 2014 | Writing
“You can’t relate to a superhero, to a superman, but you can identify with a real man who in times of crisis draws forth some extraordinary quality from within himself and triumphs but only after a struggle.” — Timothy Dalton Recently, I read about people...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Oct 2, 2014 | Blogging
“Yet nothing in the marketing mix is more important than a strong title.” —Michael Hyatt Hurray! Hurray! This post is the 100th I’ve written. Because I have guests on my blog, I’ve published more than 100 posts, but this is a milestone for me! I looked back at...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Mar 27, 2014 | Writing
“There are three schoolmasters for everybody that will employ them – the senses, intelligent companions, and books.” — Henry Ward Beecher. Do your hero and heroine seldom smell scents, taste flavors, hear sounds, see settings, or touch people and things? If so, you...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Feb 6, 2014 | Creating
“The real voyage of discovery lies not in seeking new landscapes but in seeing with new eyes.” —Marcel Proust You’ve worked hard on your creative work. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could get more mileage from each project? I assure you, valuable hidden by-products wait...