by raynelacko.com raynelacko.com | Mar 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
New Blog post: How to Title Every Book You Ever Write You’ve decided on a life of letters. You’ve got that manuscript you workshopped getting your MFA, an agent, and a publisher. Congratulations! You’re well on your way to being a critical darling. Now all you need is...
by raynelacko.com raynelacko.com | Mar 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
Free-writing thinking offers women personal space and an outlet for creativity, allowing us to envision “what if” scenarios, and focus on what’s important. Free-writing is a short, timed typed or handwritten sprint, a collection of immediate thoughts about a problem....
by raynelacko.com raynelacko.com | Mar 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
Please read my latest article on Huffington Post: A Brave Face – Victims Disfigured by Domestic Violence Can Get Life-Changing Help Audrey Mabrey’s ex-husband hit her on the head with a hammer and set her on fire. After multiple surgeries, she has become an advocate...
by raynelacko.com raynelacko.com | Mar 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
What Does Your Author Bio Say about You? I’ll be going on the road for some upcoming blog posts while I endure enjoy time with extended family. Wish me luck. One of my guest blog hosts also asked me to provide my “author bio.” Uh-oh. I thought I wouldn’t need that...
by raynelacko.com raynelacko.com | Mar 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/melissa-broder/and-you-dont-stop-how-i-o_b_613274.html If you told me five years ago that I’d have a book in the window at St. Mark’s Bookshop, I would have plotzed. I used to go to St. Mark’s and sit on the floor in the...
by raynelacko.com raynelacko.com | Mar 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
http://thescriptlab.com/the-formula/character/dialogue/36-exposition-five-rules Exposition: Five Rules EXPOSITION: FIVE RULES One of the tricks is to have the exposition conveyed in a scene of conflict, so that a character is forced to sway things you want the...
