Do those few words entice and invite readers?
by Andy Scheer
Three little words. Maybe five. Never more than seven.
No matter how much time you spent crafting your manuscript, the success of your project hinges on whether it has an effective title.
Get used to this idea. It will … Continue reading
Don’t use the almost-right word.
by Andy Scheer
Some writers could learn a lesson from Horton. That’s Horton the elephant, in whose mouth Ted Geisel (aka Dr. Seuss) put these words: “I meant what I said, and I said what I meant. ”
Sometimes, to their detriment, writers don’t quite … Continue reading
Make your visual descriptions more vivid.
by Andy Scheer
How many crayons does your box hold. Sixteen? Thirty-two? How about two-hundred forty?
That’s the number of terms author Ingrid Sundberg placed in the color thesaurus she compiled to aid her writing.
She started with a dozen basics (white, tan, yellow, … Continue reading