by Zoe M. McCarthy | Sep 8, 2016 | Writing
I stopped reading “The Chain of Awesomeness” by Jeff Somers (Writer’s Digest July/August 2016). I brought up my first chapter to see if my opening line held the mystery Somers said was more important than shock or coolness (even though they’re good too).My opening...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Jul 21, 2016 | Writing
While researching whether or not to use flashbacks, I received warnings from, “Don’t,” to “If you must.”Reasons to resist flashbacks. They often:stem from the author’s wish to explain everything – info dumps of old news.tell information that can be shown through...