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NaNoWriMo Peeps: Contest for #bestfirstparagraph
NaNoWriMo doesn’t have to end. Prose & Cons is sponsoring a best first paragraph contest for #NaNoWriMo2014 participants. The contest is free, and the only entrance criteria is to join the Fiction Writers…
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Thank YOU! And A Sneak Peek of MARRED
Because I’m a bit of a nonconformist I’m not going to write a Thanksgiving post. There are plenty out there for you to enjoy. I will say, however, that I am thankful for…
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Ethical Author Code
I don’t often reblog. Rather, if I find something worth sharing I usually put it in my own words and then give the author the credit. But I felt this was important to…
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Supporting One Another In The Writing Community
As many of you know my friend and author Joe Clifford has a new book out. LAMENTATION is making its rounds. There are even talks of a movie deal. No. This is not…
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I've Converted! Outlining vs. Pantsing in Fiction Writing
As some of you know I’ve been working on a new book. I am very excited about this project because I think it’s one of the best stories I’ve ever written. I’ll give…
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Another Thank You To My Prose & Cons Family
There are times when we all need help. Seeing our own work as others see it is extremely difficult. We spent countless hours crafting our characters, plot lines and twist, shaping and reshaping…
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NIGHTMARE ON QUERY STREET – QUERY TIPS
So I have some incredible news. I made it into Nightmare On Query Street. I know, I know, it’s very excited. For a while I was on the edge of my seat. The…
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Nightmare in October – Come to Query Street… if you dare!
Did you know that October is the biggest submission month of the year? From now until the end of the year agents and editors are stocking up on submissions. So it’s a great…
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Tips To Correct The Pacing In Your Novel (part 2)
If you missed part one of this post series you can find it here. Today I’d like to talk about structure and show vs. tell vs. really showing. By structure I mean scene and…
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3 Tips To Correct The Pacing In Your Novel – Part One
What is pacing? Pacing is the rhythm of the novel, of the chapters and scenes and paragraphs and sentences. It is also the rate at which the reader reads and the speed at…
