by Zoe M. McCarthy | Jan 4, 2018 | Writing
As 2017 ended, I contemplated how I could make 2018 calmer for me as a writer. My word for 2017 was CALM. Focusing and praying on staying calm last year has blessed me. Since January, God has healed me of chronic insomnia and shown me how to receive the peace He...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Dec 28, 2017 | Marketing Books, Writing
I wish you a Happy New Year in 2018. May your endeavors, relationships, and joy be rich. Thank you for visiting my blog on writing, marketing, blogging, and speaking. Below are the ten blog posts most frequented in 2017 from most popular, down. Enjoy. #1 7 Examples...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Dec 7, 2017 | Writing
Try reading your paragraphs aloud or have your electronic reader read them to you. I like my electronic reader because I catch more problems listening to his monotone diction. I catch repeated words, extra words, misplaced words, and places I need him to pause. But...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Nov 30, 2017 | Writing
Unless you have a quirky character who talks in clichés, it’s best to use phrases readers haven’t heard a million times. Or get clever and give an old cliché a new twist. In the passage below, note the clichés. Passage Laden with Clichés As luck would have it, I was...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Nov 16, 2017 | Writing
A speaker attribute is a way a person says something, such as he said, asked, whispered, or yelled. A beat is an action connected to dialogue. It reminds readers people are talking, not solely their heads. The main job of speaker attributes and beats is to let the...
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