CategoriesFiction Writing Tips, General Writing Tips Six Secrets of Setting Posted on Posted onMarch 23, 2019March 23, 2019By Elizabeth Setting the Stage Do you love setting the stage for your stories, or do you struggle to know what details … Read MoreSix Secrets of Setting
CategoriesGeneral Writing Tips Avoid Clichés Like the Plague (Including This One!) Posted on Posted onMarch 11, 2019March 11, 2019By Elizabeth Clichés: the Snowball Effect Clichés. We’ve all been told not to use them, but do you actually know why or … Read MoreAvoid Clichés Like the Plague (Including This One!)
CategoriesElizabeth's Journey, Fiction Writing Tips Drama: How Much Is Too Much? Posted on Posted onFebruary 23, 2019February 23, 2019By Elizabeth Drama. The word can bring a lot of different things to mind: theatrical plays, unwanted emotional tension, and feel-good emotional … Read MoreDrama: How Much Is Too Much?
CategoriesEditing Tips, General Writing Tips So You Want to Be a “Real” Author? Choose Your Own Adventure. Posted on Posted onFebruary 8, 2019February 8, 2019By Elizabeth Your Quest Begins. Words have always been important to you. In your youth, you read, you dreamed, and you scribbled … Read MoreSo You Want to Be a “Real” Author? Choose Your Own Adventure.
CategoriesFiction Writing Tips Reimagining What You Know: Incorporating Real Life into Fiction Posted on Posted onFebruary 2, 2019February 2, 2019By Elizabeth What should a writer do with their memories? Write what you know. Last week, I took that phrase and defined … Read MoreReimagining What You Know: Incorporating Real Life into Fiction