A tour guide’s advice for writers
Last evening, I expected the TV travel program would give suggestions on visiting Europe. But travel guru Rick Steves also offered wisdom for writers.
The episode, from 2006, gave a behind-the-scenes look at how segments of Rick Steves’ Europe come together. One of their best practices can contribute to the success of any writer.
They visit each city with a script … Continue reading
It’s too easy to postpone writing.
Will you write today? Maybe you feel creative, inspired, knowing exactly the words you’ll use.
But maybe you don’t. That makes it easy to say you’ll write tomorrow.
That might work for you and your writing. Right now, I’d rather be giving full attention to the Rockies/Giants baseball game. My team is winning, and the action is increasing.
But I … Continue reading
Does your narration fit your POV character?
There was nothing wrong with the car’s fender: nice, shiny, and black. I’d not have noticed except the rest of the car was ivory.
That was much the problem with the narration in a novel I just critiqued. While the words and the sentence structure were fine, they sometimes didn’t match how the POV character … Continue reading