Where’s the inspiration?
While individual writers have their own definition of inspiration, we think it’s fitting that one meaning of the word is the drawing in of…
Writing Tips
How truthful are you?
We’re fiction writers. We haven’t taken an oath to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. In fact, we have…
In the eye of the bookholder
Listen to the audio version here: How do you decide how your characters should look? This question from a fellow blogger intrigued us. How…
Show Don’t Tell
Let’s talk about showing vs telling. It’s the one thing that can mess up any writer and drive him or her nuts. This can also…
Do you love your characters?
Listen to the post here: When we first began writing together, we wrote romances. Correction, we attempted to write romances. The results were dismal….
How Long Should a Poetry Book Be?
The biggest suggestion one of my beta readers had for me was to cut the book in half – release half of it now and…
Don’t Publish Yet! Practice and Perfect.
It’s exhilarating to complete your first piece of professional writing, whether it’s a novel, an advertisement, or a blog post. Most aspiring writers are eager…
So, you want to be a journalist?
Being a writer can mean many things – You can write fiction, you can be a poet, you can run a blog or you can…
Walking in your character’s shoes
Have you ever wondered why shoes come in identical pairs? Wouldn’t it be more interesting to mix things up a bit? Granted, heel height has…
What happened to the dog?
Ten p.m., mid-May, Monday night shift. The usual patrol along the quiet interstate. Velvet star-shot sky, empty road. Ho-hum. Swing into the rest area,…