by Stephanie Morrill | Aug 19, 2010 | Uncategorized
Here’s a hint – the answer isn’t “So I’ll get published.”I think on some level we all know publication might not be in the cards for us. That’s a frustrating thought, isn’t it? We yearn to share our writing. I...
by Stephanie Morrill | Aug 17, 2010 | Uncategorized
A writer e-mailed me to ask “What do you use to form your characters into individuals that you know everything about?”Excellent question. Especially since these days I actually have an answer for that.Lots of writers swear by those character profile forms...
by Stephanie Morrill | Aug 12, 2010 | Uncategorized
Here in Kansas City, school is getting ready to start. As a student, this was always a favorite time of mine. The new packets of paper, the flawless folders, the clean notebooks. I loved that I hadn’t flunked anything yet, or humiliated myself in gym class, or...
by Stephanie Morrill | Aug 10, 2010 | Uncategorized
A writer e-mailed me to ask, “What do you use for an outline of your stories?”A year or so ago, I would have proudly told you that I don’t outline, that I’m what they call a “Seat of the pants writer,” or a “pantser.”...
by Stephanie Morrill | Aug 3, 2010 | Uncategorized
A writer e-mailed me and said, “I always feel like reading (or writing) something, but I never know what to read (or write). Is this normal?”Well, I can’t relate to the book thing because I constantly have way more books waiting to be read than I do...
