When I asked my writer friends for writing tips, I had no idea what they would send. I received lots of general advice, but also a few tidbits that I categorized. Today's post compiles ones on deep point of view. I was first introduced to this concept during Lorin Oberweger's Free Expressions seminar. Lorin generously gave… Continue reading Writing Tips #3- Nuggets of Wisdom on Deep Point of View
Congratulations to Lisa Kline, a frequent guest on this blog, who won the autographed copy of Veronica Rossi's book Under the Never Sky. She has donated so many books as giveaways--I'm happy she won one too! ******** If you've been following this blog for several years than you may have already met Linda Phillips, one of my closest writing… Continue reading Introducing CRAZY by Linda Phillips- Part I
Last year at this time I attended the Free Expressions seminar, Your Best Book. If you missed my recap of that great writing workshop, today I am guest blogging about it at Write2Ignite. I hope you'll click on over to learn more about "Creating Voice and Deep Point of View." Lorin Oberweger, Brenda Windberg, Emma… Continue reading Guest Blogger for Write2Ignite
In this last blog on the Free Expressions writing seminar, I will highlight a few revision techniques provided by the YA Muses. This group of writers met at the Big Sur writing conference in 2009 and decided to stay in touch. Although all were unpublished in the YA world, they formed a writing blog to highlight… Continue reading Free Expressions Part V- The Revision Toolbox
As every serious writer knows, the road to publication begins with crafting a memorable query. This fundamental tool of the writing trade must have muscle: its job is to capture an agent's or editor's interest, give a quick overview of your work, plus reflect your book's tone and your personality. And of course, all of… Continue reading Free Expressions Takeaway Part IV: Quintessential Queries
I used to think world building just pertained to creating a science fiction or fantasy world. And although it is generally associated with those genres, all novelists must create believable, fictional worlds in which reader immerses themselves. For example, even though Half-Truths takes place in a "real" time and place-- Charlotte, NC in the 1950's--I must… Continue reading Free Expressions Takeaway Part III: Building Imaginary Worlds
Lorin Oberweger, the Free Expressions maven, taught our next "Your Best Book" class on Deep Scene. As most writers recognize, scenes are the fundamental structural unit of every novel. “Every scene involves some type of negotiation between two people. A character wants something and has to strategize and bargain to achieve what he/she wants,” Lorin said.… Continue reading Free Expressions Takeaway Part II: Creating Deep Scenes
Last week, I joined fifteen other middle grade and young adult writers in an intense week of writing instruction orchestrated by Lorin Oberweger, founder of Free Expressions seminars. As we learned throughout the week, our books need to be closely seen and experienced through our character's point-of-view. Accordingly, in my next 5 or 6 blog posts I plan to… Continue reading Free Expressions Takeaway Part I: Voice & Deep Point of View