In the last few weeks, I have read two novels about cults: EDEN WEST by Pete Hautman and THIS SIDE OF SALVATION by Jeri Smith-Ready. I then revisited Jennifer Matthieu’s DEVOTED. After reading this thematic group
Category: Writing Fiction
Writing fiction for adults, teens and kids. Topics include the building blocks of plot, character and setting. Next, tips on drafting, revision and editing. Also includes in-depth looks at verse novels, mysteries, and contemporary fiction.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2017 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Second Saturdays Writing Program at Woodinville Library 17105 Avondale Road NE, Woodinville The elephant in the room. The element that unites character, setting and voice to move
Has your New Year’s Resolution energy faded? Maybe you’re feeling swamped, stuck, overwhelmed, sick of the bleak winter twilight? Is your daily word count dwindling down to the double-digits? You are not alone. I’m with you!
“An itchy feeling began to work its way through my body, as though a thousand mosquitoes were circulating through my blood, biting me from the inside, making me want to scream, jump, squirm. I ran.” ― Lauren Oliver, Delirium
SETTING, WORLD BUILDING & THE ROLE OF RESEARCH IN FICTION & NONFICTION with LISA L. OWENS SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 2017 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Second Saturdays Writing Program at Woodinville Library 17105 Avondale Road NE,
The holidays are over and it’s time to get on that “I’ll write more” resolution” and work off that finger-flab that came from not enough time at the keyboard these last two weeks. Nothing for it
The kids are on vacation. The relatives are coming to visit. And you’re not really feeling yourself–between the wrapping and the baking and toilet-scrubbing, you’re not writing enough. Take heart, my beleaguered writer friends! Remember that
Some are spectacular new hardcover titles. Others are old friends, already-available-in-paperback. Prose, verse, historical, fantastic…all are highly recommended for the MG and YA readers on your “nice list”!
This weekend, I had the good fortune to go twice to the theater. On Saturday night, I saw KING CHARLES III at Seattle Rep, and on Sunday afternoon, I was wowed by the Emerald Ballet Theatre’s
There’s no single path to writing success, any more than there is a single definition of writing success (or success in any form). Careers in writing are tricky. And, journalism and fiction writing are two completely