Author commentary on stories featured on my Freely Written podcast in February 2024: Breathe and Out for Delivery. At the end of each month, I’ll shed some light on my writing adventures. If you’re new to Freely Written, this podcast offers very short stories written from a chosen prompt with no planning and very little […]
Some readers (and writers) have strong opinions about their favorite POV and tense in novels. In fact, I’ve come across readers who flat out refuse to read any novel that is written in first person or present tense. Others (like me!) like to mix it up and will enjoy the perspective and tense that works
Author commentary on stories featured on my Freely Written podcast in January 2024: Splitting Hairs and Clockwork. At the end of each month, I’ll shed some light on my writing adventures. If you’re new to Freely Written, this podcast offers very short stories written from a chosen prompt with no planning and very little editing.
In many ways, writing can be a solitary pursuit. Writers spend large portions of their time alone, researching and writing their stories. Even those who collaborate on writing teams spend time writing on their own. Yet storytelling is ultimately about connection. At a recent library event, I briefly explained that I’d once worked in IT
Have you ever heard people talk about the “bones of a story?” Maybe as in, “The story had great bones, but I didn’t like…” (Why does discussion always focus on critique? Let’s save that for a later post.) Maybe you can tell what that means from the context. The bones are essentially the frame of
