Storytelling – tips from Donald Maass
Donald Maass wrote a book quite a while ago called The Career Novelist. At one point, I borrowed a copy and printed Chapter 13 titled The Bottom Line: Storytelling and
October 27, 2023
Donald Maass wrote a book quite a while ago called The Career Novelist. At one point, I borrowed a copy and printed Chapter 13 titled The Bottom Line: Storytelling and
I love diagrams – perhaps this stems from twenty years as a consultant. Or perhaps it’s the pleasing symmetry of creating a picture that encapsulates a concept or idea. Whichever
Authors Alana White and Patricia Hudson tackled this topic at the June 2023 Historical Novel Society conference headlining with this question: Who will take your story from good to great?
James Scott Bell, author of thrillers and many books on writing, did several presentations at HNSNA this year. Page Turning Secrets was one of them. With a book in the
Author David O. Stewart has just released The Burning Land, the second novel in The Overstreet Saga. I’ve had the pleasure of reading several of David’s novels, including The New
At a writers workshop a few years ago, I was working with an agent on how to pitch The Admiral’s Wife. Like all writers, I also had a few ideas
On Tuesday I shared 6 posts for those who are new to writing historical fiction. Today, I’m sharing a few earlier posts on craft and on the business of writing.
Some time ago – probably six or seven years back – when I was in the earlier stages of learning to write, I collected phrases from poetry. Maybe I thought
Authors Boyd and Beth Morrison have written a novel together – imagine all that sibling rivalry emerging in the process! Boyd Morrison is a best-selling author. Beth Morrison is Senior
Write what you know. Isn’t that what everyone preaches? We authors are supposed to dig into our own experiences to discover the gems that will inform our stories. I scoffed
The historical fiction author behind A Writer of History...
