Fiction or Non-fiction?….a non-life-threatening decision with serious consequences Today, an emerging writer asked me for my professional opinion on an important question she was entertaining. Did I think that the...
"Present Tense" or "Past Tense" in Fiction? The big question with a simple answer.In my book coaching work over the last few years I have noticed that there is a growing wave of emerging writers who are choosing to...
seducing readers & lovers, one good line at a time:Not every writer is a natural temptress on the page. However, the secret to potent prose, is not a mystery, and with intense focus and...
Empowering a writer's 'voice'...the secret to success...on the page, and in the worldOver the years I have been on many panels at writers' conferences around the country. Invariably, one courageous writer at each...
It doesn't take a village to write a good book: questioning the role of beta readers Call me late to the party, but I didn't hear the term 'beta reader" until a few months ago, when one of the writers I was coaching...
