Okay. The readers have spoken. I laid out the case for the importance of “character” in your book, and then the following week, the importance of “plot.” I wasn’t taking side. Just saying both are important and asking how you … Continue reading
Category Archives: Writing
The Engine that Drives Your Book
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First, let’s define plot. A story is a narrative of events arranged in a time sequence. A Plot is a narrative of events in a time sequence where the emphasis falls on causality. That is, it is not enough to … Continue reading
Free Download of Staci Stallings latest book-April 19 only
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Today, I have Staci Stallings in for a visit. I’m putting this up a day early because today, April 19, you can download Staci’s latest books, Deep In the Heart, FREE. Just go to Kindle before midnight, and you can … Continue reading
It Makes Horse Races
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Differing opinions are what make horse races. And among writers you certainly have differing opinions. One such case is the question of what is more important in a novel: character or plot. I’m not going to take sides – exactly. … Continue reading
An architect, a ship captain and a writer
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Today, we are visiting with Doug Danielson, a writer from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. JRC: Hi Doug. I know you were an architect and now you’re a yacht Captain and a writer. Can you give us a brief description of this … Continue reading
On Reinvention
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Today, I have a guest blogger, Nicole O’Dell. She is the founder of Choose NOW Ministries and host of Choose NOW Radio: Parent Talk and Teen Talk. She is a youth culture expert who speaks to preteens, teenagers, and parents … Continue reading
The Ten Minute Interview
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As the Northeast Texas Writers’’ Organization (NETWO) annual conference draws near, I get questions on how to approach an agent or editor in the short, one-on-one interviews. This topic is the subject of books, but let me make a few … Continue reading
Networking. It’s not just a computer term.
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I have been putting on a writers’ conference for 13 years. And during that time, we have worked to bring in famous writers to share their experiences, unveil tips to aspiring writers – we call them “Pre-published authors” – offer … Continue reading
If you don’t have time to write, read this.
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Today, I have YA author Galand Nuchols, who makes me feel like I do absolutely nothing. As I understand it, Galand, you write YA books, build houses with Habitat for Humanity, work at the food bank, conduct parenting classes, are active … Continue reading
How Long Is a Piece of String?
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Asking how long should a novel be is like asking how long is a piece of string. There is no answer. But, recently this question was posed on an e-mail loop and the answers were amazing. The answers were often … Continue reading