by MKMarketing | May 18, 2015 | Best Writer Tips, For the love of writing, Guest posts, Your highest potential
I have a small, trusted circle of critique partners. I know I’m lucky, they’re hard to come by. I met two at Writers’ Studio at UCLA, a couple of years ago, and I count them dear friends. Two others, I met when I began volunteering for Field’s...
by MKMarketing | May 6, 2015 | Best Writer Tips, Guest posts
Writing a believable mother figure can prove, shall we say, “therapeutic” for some writers. Delving into the details of our first primary relationship can shed light on our sense of nurturing, and inspire ways to help our protagonist reach her goal. It can...
by MKMarketing | Apr 20, 2015 | Best Writer Tips, Fiction Novel Writing, Guest posts
I spend a lot of time thinking about my character’s motivation. If you don’t believe me, you should see some (unpublished) stories I wrote a few years back, where character origins and backstory flood the pages where plot and emotional reaction ought to...
by MKMarketing | Feb 16, 2015 | Best Writer Tips, Guest posts, Writing Prompt, Your highest potential
Have you ever been chased by someone in your dreams? Been naked in public? Flown like a bird around a city? Or just felt utterly lost in a maze-like building? There are twelve basic dream patterns that all of us dream, regardless of who we are, what we do or where we...
by MKMarketing | Dec 1, 2014 | Best Writer Tips, Fiction Novel Writing, Guest posts, Your highest potential
Congratulations on completing the draft of your novel! That messy hunk of love is ready for polishing. Literary agent Jill Corcoran and Plot Whisperer goddess Martha Alderson have joined forces to help you maintain the swift progress of NaNoWriMo as you edit, revise...
by MKMarketing | Aug 15, 2014 | Best Writer Tips, Fiction Novel Writing, Guest posts
It’s time to get the party started, an author friend of mine quipped. She was referring to the independent publishing party, the one where our lovingly written and agonized-over manuscripts become honest-to-goodness books for sale. I couldn’t agree...
