Violet’s father said it right.
Activewear in My Protagonist’s Closet
My Protagonist, Jill Steele, in Norman in the Painting, wears what I called a pink jogging suit. In a critique group, I was told the terminology is activewear, not jogging suit. Apparently, people don’t jog now days, they run. Jill’s sister convinces her to buy new clothes. Jill doesn’t like to go clothes shopping but […]
Are You a William Faulkner Fan?
William Faulkner’s Intruder in the Dust was the book chosen for our reading group’s February novel. We all agreed it was a difficult style to read. He used little punctuation. The pronoun ‘he’ in his long sentences could mean Chick or Lucas or his uncle or any male in the scene. Within the long, long […]
Link for Story Ideas
Here is a link for story ideas/Writer Igniter: Writer Igniter Press the big bar that says shuffle and specific words from four columns stop after spinning for a few seconds. For my first shuffle, I received: Psychic meets new roommate with a silver quill on the San Francisco Bay Bridge. My second shuffle: Bronze Olympian […]
Does Your Setting Have an Arc?
Writers know that the main character’s change follows an arc. The plot has an arc of increasing tension toward the climax and then some resolution. How can a setting have an arc? Setting details are important, not lengthy chunks of detail, but enough interspersed so the reader has an image. The image also is relatable […]
5 Ways to Add Humor to Your Memoir by Stacey Gustafson
The following is Stacey Gustafson’s blog post from March 6, 2015. Her eBOOK, for a limited time, is 99¢. Click here to get your copy, http://amzn.to/1Bgwatq Her blog is: http://staceygustafson.com/blog/ 5 Ways to Add Humor to Your Memoir Do you believe that memoir has to be serious in order to get your point across? […]