Tag Archive | research
Finding Your Voice #Writertips #amwriting
Originally posted on Jacquie Biggar-USA Today Best-selling author :
? When I first began my writing career I took a LOT of online classes on craft, editing, revision, grammar, technique, and the one thing that kept coming up was the need to discover your voice. The unique something that distinguishes your work and keeps your readers coming…
Historical Research for Writers and Enthusiasts – How to Do It and Why
I recently had the opportunity to make use of my master’s degree in history when I gave a talk to a local writers group on how to use history to spice up your fiction writing. The idea is that history is filled with stories–millions and millions of them. Down through the ages cultures have developed,…
Help, my secondary character is taking over the book! #amwriting #Romance #mgtab
Originally posted on Jacquie Biggar-USA Today Best-selling author :
? Have you ever started to write a book and had a secondary character try to take over the story? It doesn’t matter how hard you work at putting them on the sidelines, they keep popping up at the most inopportune times. I’ve found it’s better to go…
On the road again…
Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo:
How much can you really manage to do on a warm, sunny weekend? It is surprising how obliging time can be when it is limited. We do not rush, we are never hurried, but we do seem to manage to stretch the time we share in the…
The last surviving light of the Revolution… My Dear Hamilton by @StephanieHDray and Laura Kamoie #Historical #Read @InkSlingerPR @LauraKayeAuthor
Originally posted on Jacquie Biggar-USA Today Best-selling author :
? ? Wife, Widow, and Warrior in Alexander Hamilton’s Quest for a More Perfect Union From the New York Times bestselling authors of America’s First Daughter comes the epic story of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton—a revolutionary woman who, like her new nation, struggled to define herself in the…
A FREE Educational Opportunity!
Originally posted on IRISH FIREBRANDS: A Novel ~ and Other Works by Christine Plouvier, Indie Author:
Join hundreds of other students worldwide in the study of Irish Language and Culture, at the MOOC provider FutureLearn: Both courses begin on 26 March! Now you can learn how to read the Irish dialogue that’s in Irish Firebrands (without…
Understanding Others: The Benefits of Romance Novels
Originally posted on Kristen Twardowski:
Just as some readers turn up their noses at young adult fiction, many sneer at romance novels. But these books aren’t simply trashy bodice rippers filled with swooning and ridiculously attractive heroes. They may also increase self-reflection and empathy in readers. (There is often still swooning though. Lots and lots…
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