If you’ve been writing fiction any length of time, you’ve probably experienced getting stuck. There are authors who firmly believe there is no such thing as writer’s block, that it is lack of discipline and I agree that can often be the case. Often…but not always. I feel our subconscious is an excellent writing partner …
Tag: writing tips
Apr 14 2017
Oops! Hold on. You’re Newbie is Showing.
Get it? You’re newbie is showing? Ah we are talking about the deeper stuff today đ . Writing seems like it just shouldn’t be that hard, and yet? It’s deceptive. Seasoned storytellers make it look easy, and that does us no favors. Sort of like when I was four years old and, high off an …
Apr 12 2017
Deep POV Part 2—How to Immerse the Reader in Story
So last time we introduced Deep POV. What is it and why do readers love it? Well, as I touched on last time, I think readers love it because it’s just clean, tight writing that pulls them into the story. I also think like all other POVs that have evolved in tandem with social changes, …
Apr 10 2017
DEEP POV—What is It? Why Do Readers LOVE It?
So maybe you’re bee-bopping along on the interwebs, clicking on blogs, checking out writing resources when you see it float across your tweet deck. Or perhaps you’re at a writing conference looking all intellectual and stuff, and in the conversations this phrase deep POV keeps floating past. Deep POV. Deep POV. You keep hearing it, seeing it… …
Apr 05 2017
Choose Your Pain—Hobbyist vs. Professional Author
This blog focuses mainly on those writers who desire to make a living writing fiction. Last post, The Single Best Way to Become a Mega-Author garnered an interesting comment, though not an unusual one. Anytime I write one of my posts regarding success or sales or being a best-seller, inevitably I get the “What about …










