Villain 101: Making the Bad Girl Likeable–Part 2
This week, I wrote about creating bad guys and gals (see Villain 101–Part 1). I wanted to share the BEFORE chapter where Paulette gets offered a…
Bitches Need Love, Too!
And speaking of Jessica Morrell’s book, Bullies, Bastards, and Bitches, here’s a Writer’s Digest take on how to make your bad guys and gals even better.…
Villain 101: Making the Bad Girl Likeable–Part 1
Once upon a time, I sent a query letter to an agent. The agent represented an author I loved who featured a full-figured, police officer based…
Guest Blogger John Gurney: Setting a Scene…Without Being There Part 3
John Gurney is a fiction writer who uses his imagination and his computer to find fabulous locations–some of which he has actually visited. In Part 1,…
The Murderee Du Jour: When Characters Take Over
One bright spot in last week’s writing disaster (The Grass is Always Greener Part 1 and Part 2) was that I felt drawn to a new…
The Grass is Always Greener: Part 2
No matter where I go, there I am. Has that ever happened to you? It seems to me that, as a writer, the grass is always…
