by Zoe M. McCarthy | Feb 27, 2014 | Writing
“Find the “hook” or the zinger in every sentence, and have characters react to that.” —Susan May Warren You want your dialog to be real, meaningful, and hold your readers’ interest. Here’s what Susan May Warren calls her “super-secret Susie hint to writing...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Aug 22, 2013 | Writing
“I had a terrific idea this morning, but I didn’t like it.” — Samuel GoldwynProblem: Have you searched for an idea for writing a blog post, article, or story? I have. Have you come up with nothing? I have. Or have you disliked the idea you came up with? Bingo!Here’s...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Mar 14, 2013 | Leading
“The public as a whole is composed of various groups, whose cry to us writers is: ‘Comfort me.’ ‘Amuse me.’ ‘Touch me.’ ‘Make me dream.’ ‘Make me laugh.’ ‘Make me shudder.’ ‘Make me weep.’ ‘Make me think.’” —Guy de Maupassant We work on a painting, presentation,...
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