Congratulations to Cathy Ogren who won Lulu and Rocky in Indianapolis from last week's blog.It is my honor to present Vijaya Bodach's new picture book, LITTLE THIEF! CHOTA CHOR! (Reycraft, 2020) Vijaya is an active member of SCBWI-Carolinas and a great supporter of all things literary. Last year I reviewed her YA book, BOUND. REVIEWTrue to "in media… Continue reading LITTLE THIEF! CHOTA CHOR! A Picture Book Review and Giveaway
Congratulations to Ann Eisenstein who received a copy of Odette's Secrets in last week's giveaway. In this ongoing mini-series of blog posts, I share more nuggets from my online writing class, Plot and Structure, with instructor Bethany Nuckolls. ******** As our class proceeded into analyzing Act II of our novels, Bethany explained the concept of Shock:… Continue reading Plot Elements and What Happened to Goodbye: Part I
I am taking an online writing class, Plot and Structure with Bethany Nuckolls, an instructor in the Center for Writing Excellence. I am learning names for plot elements that I had barely considered--and some I didn't even know existed! As a student, I am encourage to find these elements in a book of my choice. In… Continue reading Odette's Secrets, Plot & Structure, And a Giveaway!
Part I: Character A recent Facebook discussion on my wall led one of my FB friends Leslie Guccione, an author of 30 books, to blog about the importance of totally knowing your character and setting. Leslie Guccione I have often thought how stories are built from the inside out. Appropriately, her blog on character is… Continue reading Character + Setting = Story (Almost)