A hundred thousand welcomes: Scotland and excerpts from my WIP The Patterner’s Test. Learn some Gaelic and enjoy the sounds of Scotland.
Category: Writing Journey
Trust the Reader
One of the hardest things I’ve learned recently as I’ve worked on editing my latest work in progress (WIP) is that I need to trust my reader. Instead of telling readers what to think or feel, and detailed feelings of the characters, I need to let readers filter the character’s words, actions, and experiences through…
Backstory: When and How Much?
Every author is a connoisseur of story. The problem can become where to begin our wonderful tales, and how much stuff that happened to our characters before the story started do we need to tell our readers so they can understand what is going on now and why it’s happening. There are two basic types…
Defeat Doesn’t Have to be Your Story
Being a human is hard. 2. Being a human with a family and a job is harder. 3. Being a human who aspires to be a published author can be downright discouraging! You could fill in lines two and three above with almost anything and make the comparison work. No matter what words you choose…
Passion 2020 in the Benz
Passion 2020- A challenge to live a life of significance
