Change the Outcome

Change the Outcome

by | Writing Life

You’re building your support network. Now what?   You’ve started to reach out for a support network (if not, re-read last week’s newsletter.) You’re presumably writing. But you’ve done that before, and it didn’t turn out the...
Playing to Win

Playing to Win

by | Craft, Promotion, Writing Life

What does “playing to win” mean?   This one’s gonna be a rough one, gang. But it’s important. I love the movie The Replacements. (Largely due to Keanu Reaves, not gonna lie.) But there is a great line in it, where the coach played by Gene...
From a certain point of view…

From a certain point of view…

by | Craft

  First, a basic overview, just in case people are unfamiliar: POV stands for Point of View. This is the perspective from which the story/scene is told. Omniscient POV is told from the perspective of an all-seeing, all-knowing narrator. As a result, a lot of...
Ever feel like there’s too much to do?

Ever feel like there’s too much to do?

by | Craft

  Let’s face it: there’s a lot of advice out there if you want to be a “successful” author. You have to write a hook-filled, conflict-driven, character-driven, plot-driven, well-edited, cutting-edge, and unique story, that still fulfills...