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...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jun 10, 2010 | Uncategorized
Some writers appear to be completely addicted to craft books. There’s nothing wrong with that, but I often find myself reading the same advice over and over. A craft book has to really say something special to me, has to really motivate, for me to buy it and...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jun 8, 2010 | Uncategorized
Instead of doing my usual Tuesday thing, which is to address a question from one of you guys, today I’m asking the question. How do you choose character names?For me, character names are just kind of a feel, and I use all kinds of methods. Even within the same...
