When the words don’t come, there may be a reason.
by Andy Scheer
With the deadline approaching, I drew a blank.
For the past year as a magazine columnist, I’d been able to find topics. But Monday, three days before deadline, my mental cupboard remained bare. And other commitments the … Continue reading
To create a sense of reality, start small.
by Andy Scheer
My Saturday car shopping trip alerted me to a detail I’d forgotten in my novel.
My story won’t include car-shopping — at least not for anything like a 2004 Jetta wagon. But when my son-in-law inspected the spare tire compartment, I remembered a telling, tiny detail.
The Jetta’s previous owner lived where all … Continue reading
Take care in naming your novel’s cast.
by Andy Scheer
Do you put as much effort into naming your characters as you do titling your novel?
My experience at one writers conference, plus a novel I read en route, prompts me to ponder what’s in a character’s name.