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Killer Writing Tips

Five tips for improving your opening scene, as garnered from agent critique sessions at the Killer Nashville writing conference.

You Don’t Have to Dig for Gold: Make Some!

Part of an ongoing series where I share interesting tidbits from story research. Enjoy!

Happy Earth Day (Again!)

Part of an ongoing series where I share fun, short tidbits from story research. Enjoy!

Standing at the Summit: Character Arcs in Editing

A character-pantser discovers the joy of mapping character arcs. 🙂

Crowning Achievements: Writing an Author Bio

Tips and reflections on attempting to write an author bio.

Therefore: A Further Exploration of Editing

More adventures in content editing, in which I encounter the subtleties of what connects scenes.

The Long Road from A to Zzz: Editing Scenes

I just finished Phase 1 of content editing my novel and have some tips to share!

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