by Zoe M. McCarthy | Feb 22, 2018 | Writing
I recently read insights I’ve heard before but were worth hearing again as I prepare to write my next romance: Ask myself what matters to me, stirs me, and bothers me; look into my personal life for experiences that accompany these three things; then write...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Feb 15, 2018 | Writing
The last two weeks, I’ve given examples showing characters’ love for each other and examples showing characters’ flaws. This week, I give an example of a character exhibiting a wound. I chose being stalked. I consulted The Emotional Wound Thesaurus: A Writer’s...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Feb 8, 2018 | Writing
Last week, I wrote examples of showing love using behaviors from The Positive Trait Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to Character Attributes (Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi). So, this week I give examples of characters exhibiting character flaws. I’ve used The Negative...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Feb 1, 2018 | Writing
Valentine’s Day approaches, and I have a novella in a Valentine’s Day collection. See more about Cooking Up Kisses at the end of my post. Today, I use associated behaviors from The Positive Trait Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to Character Attributes (Angela Ackerman and...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Jan 25, 2018 | Writing
My guest today is editor and author, Denise Loock. Denise shares with us one of her Boot Camp posts on redundancies. At the end of her post, you’ll find more information about her editing services and devotional books. Denise: “Never, ever use repetitive...
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