by Stephanie Morrill | Mar 1, 2011 | Uncategorized
Wow, I can hardly believe the judges picked my entry!My big tip to get chosen would be to focus on emotion. That's what I have learned so far from the comments I have gotten (both on my winning entry and previous ones) there are some great articles on this sort of...
by Stephanie Morrill | Feb 25, 2011 | Uncategorized
None of my writing books talk about chapter two. Maybe there’s a reason for it, and this is an irrelevant post, but I had a few thoughts I’d like to share about what I feel has worked for me. Is it a rule? No. Do I always do this? No. But generally, I feel...
by Stephanie Morrill | Feb 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
Yesterday, Vanetta Chapman was nice enough to share her writing process with us. Make sure don’t miss the chance to learn from her and to win her best selling novel, A Simple Amish Christmas.We’ve talked about how to open our book and what makes a good...
by Stephanie Morrill | Feb 21, 2011 | Uncategorized
A writer e-mailed me to ask, “When it comes to your first book, I’m not sure what kind of mindset to have. Do you take the approach that most first books aren’t published, so it’s a weak idea and it might suck, but at least I wrote it? Or hold...
by Stephanie Morrill | Feb 18, 2011 | Uncategorized
Wednesday we talked about elements of a good first chapter, and we’ve talked on here before about what makes a good first line of a novel. Let’s get more detailed and talk about your opening paragraph.I can’t stress enough how critical the opening...
