What Goes On at a Writer’s Conference?

Me and Susie May Warren By Jill WilliamsonLast week I got to go to my absolute favorite writer’s conference. Now, I love all writer’s conferences. I just can’t help it. But this one… it’s special. Here’s why:1. It’s mine....

When You Lose Your Story!

By Jill WilliamsonThis was not what I’d planned to write about this morning…I’m having a hard few weeks, that’s for certain. Ever been there? Of course you have! We all have.I know better than to save my documents. And I’ve lost them...

Punctuation 101: Dialogue Tags

by Jill WilliamsonThis may be review for some of you. But I’d like to go over this for those of you who have some confusion about when to use a comma or period or what when writing dialogue.First of all, there are two types of dialogue tags: “said” tags and...

Writing Scenes and Sequels

by Jill WilliamsonIn Dwight Swain’s book, Techniques of the SellingWriter, he teaches about scenes and sequels. Try not to get confused. Really, a scene is a scene. But Mr. Swain is clever in explaining how types of scenes should rotate. So he calls one type of scene...

How to Find Short Story Markets

by Jill WilliamsonThinking about writing a short story? Wonder where you can get it published?I’ve only published about five or six short fiction stories, so I’m no expert. Many people write a short story, then go looking for someplace to sell it. But...