by MKMarketing | Sep 13, 2016 | Fiction Novel Writing, Your highest potential
Over the weekend, I was invited to present my book to 100 Emmy nominees. (Tune in Sunday, September 18 to see who wins.) Believe me, I was both excited and honored to share what I’d written. The day was spent meeting young actors, bands, and recording artists...
by MKMarketing | Sep 1, 2016 | Best Writer Tips, Fiction Novel Writing, For the love of writing, Your highest potential
There’s something magical and heart-warming about teens who choose to set aside a week of their summer break to craft their daydreams and ideas into captivating stories. I had so much fun teaching at the filled-to-capacity Teen Creative Writing Summer Camp last...
by MKMarketing | Jan 4, 2012 | Best Writer Tips, Fiction Novel Writing, For the love of writing, Guest posts
Sometimes I like to pretend I’m writing “to” novelist Chuck Wendig. It helps me cut the crap when self-censorship creeps in. I love Wendig’s writing voice, and I just feel freer to speak my mind on the page when I’m in his literary...
by MKMarketing | Nov 3, 2011 | Best Writer Tips, Fiction Novel Writing, For the love of writing, Guest posts, Who is Writing What?
Writing “well” should be good enough. Good enough to score an agent and a publishing contract. Good enough to entice a potential reader to move past page one, and keep reading, breaking only for food and the uncontrollable urge to refer your book to everyone with an...
by MKMarketing | Sep 12, 2011 | Best Writer Tips, Fiction Novel Writing, For the love of writing, Guest posts
Kristen Lamb just hit me over the head. I’ve been contemplating an issue with my fiction writing lately, namely the balance between “poetic” description (of scenes, characters’ appearance, sex, etc.) and maintaining straight-forward clarity to allow my reader to build...