Testing Your Stories

How many times have you thought you had a great idea for a story, only to have it fizzle out later? Wouldn't it be wonderful if there was a simple process to test your story ideas, before you invested too much time and energy into them? As a journalist, I…

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3 Ways to Get Creative

The MuseLetter Especially if you're participating in NaNoWriMo, you might need a little help in preparing your mind for creativity. It isn't something that automatically happens just because you sit down at the computer to write. Sometimes, it doesn't happen at all. Here's a few things that might help: SHOW…

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Bringing your characters to life

Writing characters that are so real, your fans feel like they know them personally, is every writers goal. I've found some great little quotes that can help you along that path: "First, place an instance of self-talk very near your story's opening to immediately build characterization." ~ Nancy Kress "The…

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What’s Up?

Next up on the calendar of events for the local Treasure Valley area are a few things I'd like to share. September 14, WRITER CEO ONE-DAY WORKSHOP with Donna Cook And Colleen Story. This is an all-day workshop at the Hampton Inn & Suites, downtown Boise. You can see more…

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Reading list

I created a reading list in the same way I create my shopping list for the grocery store. After all, nourishment for my brain and spirit are just as important as nourishment for my body. Wouldn't you agree? I'm always up for the next FBI Agent Pendergast book from Preston…

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7 Steps to Highly Effective Short Story Writing

Join me on Wednesday, May 15 at  the Meridian Library, 1326 W. Cherry Lane. This class is part of the library's Writers Bloc and starts at 6:00 pm. We'll cover these great topics and how they relate to short stories: Character Setting Conflict Plot Theme Dialogue Killer openings and endings…

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Why follow an author on BookBub?

BookBub is a free service that helps you discover books you'll love through unbeatable deals, handpicked recommendations, and updates from your favorite authors. Bookbub doesn't actually sell books. They simply introduce you to books you'll love that are available on retailers like Amazon's Kindle store, Barnes & Noble's Nook store,…

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