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 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 | Feb 13, 2014 | Writing
“The beginning is the most important part of the work.” —Plato Why should I care about what you have to say? Sounds rude, doesn’t it? But that’s what many people in your audience think when they approach your work. So, how much time do you spend on the opening of your...
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...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Jan 2, 2014 | Writing
“Writers create narrative distance when they consciously or unconsciously insert an invisible narrator between the [point of view character] and the reader.” —Jill Elizabeth Nelson You want your reader to connect with your main characters so deeply that your reader...
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