All posts tagged amwriting

B is for Beta

“But my book is in English.” Blink. Blink. “Are you sure?”

A is for Author

Letter A

Almost every writer, from the time the first crayon and construction paper book is taped together with The End on the last page, dreams of being an author. You can still see the picture in your head of what you look like as an author. What does it really mean to be an author?

Because it should be fun.

typing hands

There is nothing cooler than being told you write like one of the greats. Usually.

Blushing in the Writer’s Spotlight

Darkness Introduced Cover

Red knew something was up. She found celery stalks soaking in the fridge which had been cut into cat-o-nine-tails. The recipe card for pretzels was on the counter, and the double boiler was gently melting chocolate. She pulled a tray out of the oven and laughed because they were shaped like handcuffs.

Fictitious Innuendo

bouquet

We got over the angst of figuring out when the story was overly explicative or hopelessly futile. Where exactly is the line between extraneous details and effective character development?