How I Learned to Write Great Dialogue

I get compliments on my writing-which is cool. One of the compliments I get is my dialogue. "How do you write such realistic dialogue?" I'll tell you my secret. I listen. Friday, I was talking to a coworker, I'll name "E". E and I were talking about stuff and I told her about my dialogue … Continue reading How I Learned to Write Great Dialogue →

Dress for Success and other tips

You’ve started Nanowrimo. Here’s a few tips from everywhere to keep you going-at least to keep my head in the game, anyway: 1. Dress for success - for one day or two, dress like the writer you want to be. At least this is what they said on Write Minded. Interesting enough but how about... … Continue reading Dress for Success and other tips →

Go With Your Gut

I decided to write a novel for my Nanowrimo. I wanted to incorporate witches and magic into my novel. A few of my friends said that I needed to have a magic system. Not just magic but an entire, functioning magic system. I freaked out fully. I decided to abandon my project. All the work … Continue reading Go With Your Gut →

Don’t Sleep Your Local Library

Well, after a long break, I am back. I also wanted to talk about something people need in their lives-a library. Don't sleep your local branch. When people come in and tell me they haven't been to a library, "Like ever" or "In like twenty plus years!" , I want to respond with, "You must … Continue reading Don’t Sleep Your Local Library →