by MKMarketing | Mar 27, 2014 | Uncategorized
If Disney movies have taught us anything, a parent (or both) must die for our protagonist’s story to begin. Perhaps it’s Disney’s influence, but the tragic loss of a parent is a popular theme in YA and many MG novels. If we’re honest with our...
by MKMarketing | Mar 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
Scientists report how children as young as three are able to accurately determine key personality traits based on first impressions of adults’ face, as outlined in Inferring Character From Faces: A Developmental Study. Psychological Science (March 6, 2014). Find...
by MKMarketing | Jan 27, 2014 | Best Writer Tips, Fiction Novel Writing, For the love of writing
There is a deep satisfaction in stories that “write” their own title, the perfect title, revealing itself without effort. It’s a magical occurrence, happening just enough to keep the writer a believer in miracles, but infrequently enough to aggravate...
by MKMarketing | Nov 27, 2013 | For the love of writing, Your highest potential
As a child, I loved advent calendars. The countdown to Christmas Eve was marked on a calendar sent to me each year by my Auntie Janet. Growing up, I was happy to open a little paper window each day to see what Christmas-inspired image lay behind. She never missed a...
by MKMarketing | May 17, 2013 | Best Writer Tips, For the love of writing, Your highest potential
Writing a novel is time-consuming, let’s agree? At no other period in my ten years of professional writing have I been so down-in-the-trenches with one project, (My work-in-progress, RADIO HEAD). I love it, it’s my dream come true. but I’ll admit...
