by MKMarketing | Mar 30, 2015 | Uncategorized
“What you think, you become. What you feel, you attract. What you imagine, you create.” If you’re familiar with this quote, let go, if you will, of what the Buddha intended. Make it your own. If you are experiencing writer’s block, or looking...
by MKMarketing | Mar 16, 2015 | Uncategorized
“I wonder how many people I’ve looked at all my life and never seen.” I love this quote from John Steinbeck. While emulation of our literary heroes may prove worthy practice when starting out, our goal as writers is to sharpen and develop our own...
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 | Sep 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
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by MKMarketing | May 18, 2011 | Uncategorized
Ready to elevate, expand and breathe new life into your WIP? Jody Hedlund, author of The Preacher’s Bride posts about the importance of intense growth in writing skills. “Of course all of us are at different spots on the writing path. And what one writer needs...
