Novel Writing: Planning A Heart-Stopping Story
Part VII of the 8-Part BRING YOUR NOVEL TO LIFE Series Over the last six lessons, you’ve figured out your theme, and you’ve worked out at least one and possibly several subthemes....(Keep Reading)
Writing Prompts: Military Goodness
Despite what the biased media would have you think, the military is not all bad. Some good things have come from military actions although probably at the time those actions weren’t very...(Keep Reading)
Writing Prompts: Casualties of War
With war comes death. The two go hand in hand. When one joins the military, the risk is great that you may never reach retirement age. Likewise, the risk is also great that you will kill...(Keep Reading)
Writing Prompts: Betrayal
This week our theme is Armed Forces and thus all of our writing prompts this week will focus on the military. Today’s writing prompts will focus on an all too common occurrence when engaged in...(Keep Reading)
Novel Writing: Interweaving Your Novel’s Themes And Subthemes
Part VI of the 8-Part BRING YOUR NOVEL TO LIFE Series When you’re writing a book, you want every page to drag the reader to the next one, even if she’s late for work, even if it’s...(Keep Reading)
Writing Prompts: Armed Forces
Armed Forces Day was this past Saturday. This is a day when we honor and celebrate the people who put their lives on the line to ensure that we are safe. Every nation has a version of Armed Forces...(Keep Reading)
Best of Craigslist: Part VII-Office Edition
Since we are celebrating the joys of the office this week, I thought it only appropriate to end the week with a few greatest hits from Craigslist that have to do with the office. Hopefully none of...(Keep Reading)
Novel Writing: Dig Deeper With Your Novel’s Subthemes
Part V of the 8-Part BRING YOUR NOVEL TO LIFE Series By now, you have a solid grasp of the importance of having a theme for your story, of keeping it personal and hidden (to avoid writing the...(Keep Reading)
Writing Prompts: Office Romances
They’re the stuff of corporate legend. And no wonder. We spend a third of our day everyday, if not more, with the same people. I suppose it is only a matter of time before we start sticking...(Keep Reading)
Writing Prompts: Office Supplies
Today we are going to experiment with using props in our stories. Those staplers and paperclips sitting in the office supply closet have much more potential than simply holding loose papers...(Keep Reading)
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