As a writer, you can format to create mood and pace. Two simple examples: Shorter sentences & paragraphs tend to create speed & tension Longer sentences & paragraphs slow the pace and soften the mood.
Category: Writer to Writer
Informational posts for current and future writers.
Wednesday Writing Tip
The tip of the day is editing, the importance, the how and the who. With professional editing, your own or hired, a good book can be intensified, clarified and defined into a great book. It takes time and attention to detail. If you are self publishing & hiring the editor, try to arrange a short…
Labor Day Weekend
Good Morning, Everyone. Starting the day early, 4 a.m. That will teach me to go to sleep at 8 o’clock. When a writer can’t sleep, the answer is write. So my computer and I got busy. I finished the final proof and rewrite on Strike the Fire, the third book in the Live Oak Series….
Monday on the Farm
Being a writer doesn’t mean my world stops just because I am in the middle of another book. I had to wake up before dawn this morning to get my car to the body shop to repair a ding made during the last servicing. Then it was back home to feed my animals which had…
Word of South
Spring is a favorite season because it means the beginning of my traveling with my books. Starting off the year with the Word of South Festival in Tallahassee, Fl. Our capitol is a beautiful city with trees and green space throughout the downtown area so it is a wonderful venue for any event. Word of…
Do you create the plot first or the characters?
This question is something I have heard so many times that I stopped counting years ago. I believe the answer is that it depends on the writer. If the first answer that comes to mind is characters then that is your default or your primary skill. If the first thing that comes to mind is…