by Stephanie Morrill | May 19, 2010 | Uncategorized
Sorry today’s post is late, y’all. I’ve spent my morning in mourning over the cancelled Muse concert here in Kansas City. They claim they’ll make it up to us on the next tour, however it seems like forever since they were here last,...
by Stephanie Morrill | May 18, 2010 | Uncategorized
A writer asked me, “I’m lacking inspiration and motivation. Any suggestions on how to find any?!”You’re certainly not alone. All writers go through dry spells, and sometimes it’s easier to work yourself out of it than others. Or sometimes...
by Stephanie Morrill | May 13, 2010 | Uncategorized
You have no idea how long I’ve been avoiding this subject.Correctly using Point of View (hereafter known as POV) is tricky, and often one of the last things a new writer masters. (Followed closely by Showing versus Telling. More on that next week.)This will be...
by Stephanie Morrill | May 4, 2010 | Uncategorized
A writer e-mailed me to ask, “How do you name your books? Whats the best way to go about it?”For a writer, titling is one of those funny things where it matters … but it also might not.I didn’t come up with a single one of my titles. Actually,...
by Stephanie Morrill | Apr 29, 2010 | Uncategorized
In part one, we talked about viewing our manuscripts as “fixer uppers” that we’d just bought. We talked about taking care of the big stuff before we started prettying her up. In part two, we prettied up, and today we’re talking about being...
by Stephanie Morrill | Apr 27, 2010 | Uncategorized
I’ve decided to no longer call you guys “readers.” When I used that term in the past, I meant people who read GTW and sent questions. From now on, I’ll refer to you guys as “writers.” Because if you’re writing, you’re a...
by Stephanie Morrill | Apr 22, 2010 | Uncategorized
Last week we talked about how to start editing: Look at the big picture stuff. For those who missed the first post, you can check it out here.Once you’ve got your big picture items taken care of – POV, plot, characters – you can start...
by Stephanie Morrill | Apr 20, 2010 | Uncategorized
A reader e-mailed me and said, I’m worried because my story is about adults and I don’t have the life experience necessary to write the story from the perspective of someone over my current age. How would you overcome this?This is probably why most high...
by Stephanie Morrill | Apr 15, 2010 | Uncategorized
When the “creating” part of writing is going well – the story’s flowing, the dialogue’s snapping, and ideas are hitting faster than you can type – there’s nothing quite like it. Want to know how many days I have like that...
by Stephanie Morrill | Apr 13, 2010 | Uncategorized
Last Friday I spoke at a Career Day here in town. It’s my second Career Day talk and my third school visit, and at each event I’ve been asked the question What’s the best thing for me to study in school if I want to be a writer?If you want to be an...
