by Stephanie Morrill | Jun 29, 2010 | Uncategorized
A writer e-mailed me to ask, “How much of a plot do you need to write a book?”As writers, we tend to put books in one of two categories – plot driven or character driven. We consider books like The Da Vinci Code to be plot driven. I’m totally...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jun 24, 2010 | Uncategorized
I watch a lot of shows geared toward kids these days. As an adult, it feels like they’re beating you over the head with the message. Sharing. Team Work. How to be a good friend. Don’t hit, use your words. And so on.Your book should have a message too, but...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jun 22, 2010 | Uncategorized
A writer e-mailed me to ask, “How do you make time for writing with such a busy schedule?”I have yet to come across a writer for whom this isn’t an issue. And that includes professional writers as well. So whatever fantasies you may have about,...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jun 17, 2010 | Uncategorized
If you’re anything like me, this doesn’t come naturally. And it became especially difficult once I started learning writing rules because I didn’t want to break a single one of them. I wanted to be perfect from the get-go so editing would be a...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jun 15, 2010 | Uncategorized
I think this is a tougher question than meets the eye. We can talk a lot about stellar writing and larger than life characters and interesting plot. But sometimes it’s hard to express in words what makes a story work.This has been on my mind a lot because I just...
