Mixed POV—Taking Advantage of Broken Rules
This week, I’d like to welcome fellow author, Lianne Simon. Lianne’s debut novel, Confessions of a Teenage Hermaphrodite, is scheduled for release September 18. Lianne and I have been crit partners and...
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Sharon Srock Talks about Her Writing
In today’s post, I’d like to introduce fellow writer and debut novelist, Sharon Srock. I met Sharon online through the monthly writing courses available to ACFW members. We’ve helped each other with...
View ArticleWorking With New Characters
by Danielle Hanna Carrie had a wonderful story premise in Saving Grace: The struggles of a persecuted underground church in future America. Yet she confessed to me that the story had been a problem...
View ArticleMaking a List and Checking It Twice: How to Know If an Idea is Naughty or Nice
by Danielle Hanna In my last guest post here on Carrie’s blog, I mentioned using a combination of list making and what I call the “gut test” to draw the story out of a character. But what should go...
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Terri Finds Her Future
Terri Hayes aimed the remote at the TV with one hand and wiped her streaming eyes with the other. She added the used Kleenex to the pile of wadded, sodden tissues discarded earlier and grabbed another...
View ArticleA Writer’s Journey, Dianna T. Benson
I’d like to introduce you to a crit partner and friend. Dianna Benson is a member of the online crit group in which I participate. She has helped me with stories and with articles and I’ve had the...
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Skin Diving With Characters
Last week, I wrote about 6 Steps to Discovering Characters. The method I described was given to me by Danielle Hanna, published author, good friend, and brainstorming partner. Today, I’ll continue...
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Take Charge of Your Story Ideas, Part I: Not Enough Ideas
by Danielle Hanna Sometimes your ideas run fast and furious. Sometimes they slow to a crawl. But if you’re going to finish a novel—and particularly if you’re ever going to be a prolific author—learning...
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