I spent the weekend at WANACon - well, I spent the weekend in my jammies, with no makeup, and listened to and chatted in real time with some best selling authors at WANACon. This is the beauty of a digital writer's conference. I had been sick all … [Read more]
How To Build Compelling Character Conflict
Wondering how to build in effective character conflict? How does one create the kind of inner turmoil that drives a character to outrageous page-turning decisions and mistakes? Try drawing a line in the sand. I love that scene from the Fellowship Of … [Read more]
Writers Behaving Badly on Facebook
Did you know there are rules of etiquette on Facebook? Facebook is my happy place, and I like to try and make Facebook a positive environment when possible. So, when an online acquaintance posted a link to her own blog on my timeline (personal wall) … [Read more]
The Tricky Art of Pacing
I've got a great guest post today from Becca Puglisi, the co-creator of The Bookshelf Muse and The Emotion Thesaurus. Before I hand over control, I always ask two probing questions: LHW: What are you reading right now? BP: Right now, I'm reading … [Read more]
How To Write For Newspapers
How many books does it take to make a NYTimes bestseller? Some float the number (there are a tonne of variables) that you need 100,000 books sold to make it on that list. That's a lot of books. Reader's Digest had a monthly circulation of over … [Read more]
Where I Come From
I am from family dinners of meat and boiled potatoes at the table each night, from Coca-Cola and road-trips for ice cream and chip truck fish and chips (french fries), salt & vinegar potato chips that leave your mouth numb, soccer games with the … [Read more]
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