The Promise of An Orchard
By Sherry. It feels like apple picking weather here in Northern Virginia Today we continue to celebrate the release of Seeds of Deception by Sheila Connolly, the tenth book in…
Category: Wicked Wednesday
Wicked Wednesday: How to Create a Villain
We talked about antagonists last week. How about a true villain, the actual bad guy? Let’s again distinguish antagonists from villains, because the former doesn’t necessarily include the latter. The Writer and Proud blog talks…
Wicked Wednesday: How to Create an Antagonist
We talked about sidekicks back in June. How about an antagonist, the opposite of the supportive sidekick? Let’s distinguish antagonists from villains, because one doesn’t necessarily include the other (and…
Wicked Wednesday: Hearing Voices
We’re all so delighted for Jessica Estevao’s (that is, our own Jessie Crockett’s) debut of a new mystery series. Whispers Beyond the Veil is historical, a little paranormal, and a splendid…
Wicked Wednesday: Labor Day Resolutions
There’s something about Labor Day. All those years of school make it seem like another clean start, another New Year’s if you will. So Wickeds, how are you doing on…
Wicked Wednesday: Mythbusters VI–Getting Advice on a Manuscript
Pre-published and published authors get lots of advice on getting advice. Some people say you must have a writers group to succeed. Others say that kind of review stifles creativity…
Wicked Wednesday: Mythbusters V–Write What You Know
All young writers get the advice to “write what you know,” but let’s face it, if we all did that, there’d be way too many books about sitting on your…
Wicked Wednesday: Mythbusters IV–You Can’t Learn Voice
All writers have heard this–that voice in fiction is the one thing you can’t teach or coach or learn. Authors either have it or they don’t. But is that true?…
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