by Elizabeth | May 28, 2013 | Uncategorized
There are times in our lives, and in our writing, when we need rules, as much for the permission they give us as for the railings they put up on the stairs we climb. Your rules may be unspoken, may take the form of rituals or habits (coffee in the morning, a...
by Elizabeth | May 21, 2013 | Uncategorized
There are a few key actions you must take regularly to build and sustain a writing life. 1) You must—it seems obvious, and yet—you must write. 2) You must then, after a time, reread what you write and make it better. Other eyes are helpful in this process, some...
by Elizabeth | May 14, 2013 | Uncategorized
I’m going to tell you the SINGLE SECRET to success that can transform your writing life. I’ve seen it work for published authors and green beginners, and it will work for you. Trust me? Do what you already do. That’s it? Well, almost. Do what you already do and add...
by Elizabeth | May 7, 2013 | Uncategorized
Cross-currents and misdirection: More than one topic/ agenda will be happening at the same time. Stir these various currents, let them bump into and ruffle each other. Characters, like human beings, rarely answer each other back and forth in a systematic, logical...
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