Jan 6, 2020The wandering novelA novel is complex, if only because it’s so long. It can so easily wander off course, fall into episodic events and feel scattered. To...
Nov 14, 2019Character in a nutshellOur major characters are usually so deep we need a whole novel to flesh them out. But haven’t we chosen a character because she or he...
Oct 19, 2019Drawing WinnersThank you to my newsletters subscribers who entered to win my latest drawing! I am pleased to send to the following winners a paperback...
Oct 7, 2019My SF novel at $.99Grab it while it’s under a dollar — The Seeds of Time NOW through Sunday, October 13 Clio Finn is a time travel pilot on the run from a...
Oct 2, 2019Is This Scene Worth It?Don’t let tepid scenes suck the juice from your novel. One simple step can save you time — and perhaps your novel. Recognize this...
Aug 9, 2019Crossing that chasm in your novelSometimes we writers (you know who you are) hit a blind spot in the novel. Not really a bout of writer’s block, but a serious question...