Don’t assume automatic systems are guaranteed.
by Andy Scheer
This past week I’ve been straightening my office. Not just around my desk, but also where I keep most of my work: my computers.
I’ve deleted unwanted programs, sorted files into project folders, and – most important – backed up key documents onto high-capacity … 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 the … 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.