I hone my manuscript many times before delivering it to my editor, and then I’ll refine it even more. A draft or two or three is not a final book. Instead, the “sketch” is filled in, erased...
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The year 2020 marked two Agatha Christie milestones: for the first time in sixty-eight years, Christie’s play, The Mousetrap, was not performed in London. The year also marked the 100th anniver...
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This iconic Whidbey Island door leads to nowhere… or anywhere. Your books can take readers anywhere you’d like them to go, but you have to knock, persistently, first. Ready to see doors ope...
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Our farmer’s market is ripe with fresh offerings, a street-side cornucopia of fruits, vegetables, meats, and flower arrangements so colorful they burst like firecrackers from white-wrapped cone...
Coming Soon – short videos illustrating how book coaching works, how a writing coach can help, and what a Christian writing coach, in particular, can add to your work as she comes alongside! ...
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FOR EVERY STIMULUS, YOU MUST HAVE A RESPONSE. FOR EVERY RESPONSE, YOU MUST HAVE A STIMULUS. When we write novels, we don't include every word spoken, every action taken, every plan proposed. W...
POSSIBLE: May or can be; chance PLAUSIBLE: Seemingly worthy of approval or acceptance PROBABLE: Likely; more evidence for than against space When writers construct fiction, we’re building ...
Want to write one book? How about three or more? space It’s no secret that series books are favorites among both readers and writers. Readers anticipate spending more time with people and ...
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ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS space Fiction is really about questions: posing them, complicating them, delaying the answer, and then arriving at a satisfactory resolution. For the series author, ...
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NUMBER OF BOOKS IN A SERIES Traditionally, literary series take one of two forms – pre-planned or free-form and market responsive. Usually when the author and publisher agree to work togethe...
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