Archive | April 8, 2018
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Laryngitis and a Polygamous Relationship with an Aldi Raspberry Sorbet
Originally posted on Suzie Speaks:
Last weekend I felt really rough. I put it down to being hungover after going out with my friend to celebrate her birthday on Saturday night – my failing voice and sore throat was initially thought to have been caused by singing a bit too enthusiastically as I was dancing…
Lazy Sunday catch-up on My Chestnut Reading Tree
Originally posted on mychestnutreadingtree:
It’s been a busy old week on the blog this week so thankfully I have been off work as it was the first week of the school Easter holidays. I was looking forward to a rest and even though the children are also off I have been able to catch up…
Emotion, emotion, emotion. Show me the EMOTION!
Originally posted on DAN ALATORRE:
your humble host Emotion, emotion, emotion. Show me the emotion. Don’t assume the reader is getting what’s in your head; be sure you put it on the page. SHOW IT! Your reader is always from Missouri. If you add a dash of emotion, as in showing me facial expressions and…
All in the feeling?
Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo:
It was a beautiful morning. I had watch a barn owl glide across the field as dawn limned the horizon with gold and palest pink. The sky was beginning to turn blue and the drive to work on almost-empty roads was accompanied by birdsong. It was one…
To prologue or not to prologue that is the question… with @Marjorie_Mallon #Sundayblogshare
Source: To prologue or not to prologue that is the question… with @Marjorie_Mallon #Sundayblogshare
A Productive Writer’s Night
Originally posted on Writer's Treasure Chest:
Picture courtesy of: http://www.poesiagt.com/2013/01/tipos-de-versos.html I would say, the majority of us writer’s cannot financially afford to lean back and spend their life writing, no matter how much we dream of becoming full-time writers. And believe me, I’m one of these dreamers, I know what I’m talking about. I’m…
More good advice from Derek Haines
Originally posted on Have We Had Help?:
As it says in the picture Think Twice Before Signing A Contract
Tension and Conflict. What’s the Difference?
Originally posted on Kristina Stanley:
Tension and conflict will keep your reader engaged in every scene. Knowing the difference and when to use each will drive your story forward. Tension Tension is the threat of something bad happening. This creates suspense. Tension can be subtle or in-your-face. Subtle Tension: Imagine one character is hiding a secret that…
Viv Drewa - The Owl Lady 