by Jill Williamson | Aug 9, 2012 | Writing
by guest author Morgan BusseMorgan Busse loves wacky socks, a good cup of tea, and cargo pants (a mother can never have enough pockets ) She is the author of the medieval fantasy novel, Daughter of Light. Learn more about Morgan at www.morganlbusse.com.Before I...
by Jill Williamson | Aug 7, 2012 | Writing
By Jill WilliamsonSome magazines pay for fiction stories, but writing a short story is harder than it looks. Short stories range from 800 to 2000 words in length, which is anywhere from four to ten double-spaced pages. This gives you very little room to create...
by Jill Williamson | Aug 3, 2012 | Writing
By Jill WilliamsonRhetoric is the art of using language. As you write, you use words to tell a story. Your goal as a writer should be to do that in a way no other writer does. Style is learned over time by reading, studying the work of others, and practice.Studying...
by Jill Williamson | Jul 31, 2012 | Writing
By Jill WilliamsonEveryone is different. Not all writers like to get organized before they start to write. But after I published a few books and got an agent, I learned that authors with a few traditionally published books out there don’t necessarily have to...
by Jill Williamson | Jul 27, 2012 | Writing
by Jill WilliamsonOn Tuesday we focused on cliché expressions. Today we’re talking about cliché plots, scenes, and characters. Once upon a time (cliché phrase!) every cliché idea was new and original and so brilliant that it inspired people to copy it. (They do...
