Disclaimer: I have been a huge Barbara Dee fan since reading SOLVING ZOE (smart girl + theater geekery + puzzles + mystery = GoReadIt!) six years ago. Since then, I’ve discovered that Barbara is not only
Writing is a lonely business. A butt-in-seat, fingers-on-keyboard, tuning-out-the-world lifestyle filled with rejection and uncertainty. So, despite often being viewed as an occupation for introverts, the fact is that writers need community, perhaps more than most.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2016 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Second Saturdays Writing Program at Woodinville Library 17105 Avondale Road NE, Woodinville Join the amazing Trudi Strain Trueit for this dynamic class: BEGINNING WITH CHARACTER An irresistible main character
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Between client deadlines and self-imposed manuscript word count minimums, I could literally spend all of my waking life typing into a keyboard. But I don’t. Sometimes, I step away to do a bit of yoga or,
I haven’t been writing as much as I should these last couple of months but I have the best of reasons: I’ve been reading, play-going, traveling, celebrating and generally refilling the well from which I draw
There are many types of developmental work authors find helpful as they write their manuscripts. As fall approaches (and perhaps you get excited about all the free writing time you’ll have once the kids are back
Losing perspective, following the crowd, fighting too hard for a freedom you don’t understand…such things result in stories of teens behaving in ways even they, perhaps, never imagined or intended. Here are a few sharply written,
Back-to-school time is fast approaching. Time to download the school supply lists and make sure everyone’s on track with their summer reading assignments. As the mom of two dyslexic sons, this last task can sometimes be
In the midst of working on a new manuscript, I suddenly found myself asking a question that SHOULD have had an obvious answer—especially because the story I am telling involves manipulation, crime, even murder: WHO IS