by Jill Williamson | Nov 30, 2012 | Writing
by Jill WilliamsonIn her book, Getting into Character, Brandilyn Collins has a chapter on what she calls emotional memory. This concept will help you learn to write emotions for your character that you’ve never actually experienced by using a combination of...
by Stephanie Morrill | Nov 29, 2012 | Uncategorized
by Stephanie MorrillI have always been fascinated by writers and their routines and how they split up their time. I don’t expect to unlock some trinket of time management that will magically fix my frustrations (though that would be nice), but I’m...
by Stephanie Morrill | Nov 28, 2012 | Uncategorized
by Stephanie MorrillI have a deep love for all things that involve organization. I use my label maker frequently, I like my spices lined up alphabetically, and Container Store catalogs make me swoon.So it’s somewhat maddening to me that rewrites always feel like...
by Jill Williamson | Nov 27, 2012 | Writing
by Jill WilliamsonLike it or not, formulas can work very well. The trick is to know how to twist the plot so that the formula’s cliché isn’t recognizable. That’s not the case with the children’s cartoon Dora the Explorer. My kids both loved watching...
by Stephanie Morrill | Nov 26, 2012 | Uncategorized
by Stephanie MorrillIt’s time for a new writing contest! Here are the details for this round:Your prompt is: Why did we come here? Your word limit this round is 110 words. (100 words + the prompt sentence + 5 bonus words just for the heck of it.)...
