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Organize Your Writing Life
What used to be a simple routine of writing in the morning before going to work has morphed into a full-time job of writing as often as possible while also keeping track of a whole list of publicity appointments, editing, more writing projects and, of course, being a mom and a wife. I am here…
Top Ten Mistakes in Manuscripts
by Camy Tang 10) Inadequate use of point of view. I’m not talking about head-hopping. I’m talking about a very distant use of point of view that doesn’t get the reader into the character’s head or feeling the character’s emotions. For a first chapter, especially, this is crucial. If the reader isn’t immediately sucked into…
What Do You Believe?
Believe. Great power lies in that little word.
Magic Formula For Staying Clutter-Free For Life
You know that lovely feeling you get when you’ve just organized your shoes, cleared out the filing cabinet, or streamlined your vintage doily collection? *insert whiny voice* Why does it never last? Why must entropy rule? Why do you invariably end up right back in clutter and disorganization? The answer is that backsliding is actually…
Evernote: Helping Caregivers in their Writing
As a member of the Sandwich Generation, caring for the elderly parents in my family and babysitting grandchildren, I am constantly interrupted. As I always tell my senior mom when we are making plans, “Everything is subject to change with little or no notice.” As you can imagine, all those interruptions can make it very…
Breathing Life into Your Setting
Setting in a fictional novel, if done well, can take on a life of its own. In order to create a setting that is almost like a character, there are two basic points to know: 1) Know Your Setting, And 2) Know How Your Setting Influences Your Characters. To Know Your Setting, you must first…
Quick Fix Anyone?
The other day at work I was working with a patient who’s been having some back trouble now for several years. In the middle of his exercise routine he said, “I wish there was a quick fix for this.” Quick fixes are nice, aren’t they? It would be nice if we could carry around that…
The Cost of Following Your Dreams
Gas to drive boys to Disney audition: $120 Hotel where I got NO sleep the night before audition: $91 plus tax Driving around an hour looking for a hotel because sons made Disney call backs: PRICELESS What have YOU been up to this week?
Your Black Moment: When Everything Falls Apart
As I continue on this journey of faith and publication it becomes more and more apparent that I’m the protagonist in my own story, and God is the author, moving me along my story arc as I race toward my happy ending. While there is comfort in knowing that God is the ultimate author, and…
Darkness Follows
I remember discovering Mike Dellosso before he was published. Something about his blog “voice” was compelling, so I asked him to write for Writer…Interrupted and he accepted. From his first published book to Darkness Follows, I’ve been drawn into both the plot and characters of every book. Very rarely does a supernatural thriller deliver on…