I’ve been saving links to blogs I really liked, some new and some old, and it’s sharing time! And not just blog links – there’s an ROW80 goal update at the bottom. Some heart-warming, life-affirming, thought-provoking, general feel-good stuff: Kids … Continue reading
In honor of Halloween, we’re doing spooky story starters this weekend. Dust off your ghost-story-telling abilities and see where these ideas take you. Daylight, dense fog, muffled sound. You go for noon walk anyway. Describe your walk, and what happens … Continue reading
Do you ever dream of what you would do to get back at someone? Or are you too nice? Even if you’re an understanding person, your character doesn’t have to be. What kind of revenge would he or she take … Continue reading
Here are five writing prompts that ask the classic writer’s question, “What if?” Each of these could create hundreds of story lines depending on the writer’s choices. Where would you take it? What if . . . your brother and … Continue reading
I don’t like character trait worksheets. Yes, I know that you need to know your characters backwards and forwards, but I can’t just make a list out of thin air. Does she like rap or soft rock? Pizza or steak? … Continue reading
Brainstorming is a blast! My middle grade WIP is a time travel story. The protagonist is a 12-year-old boy who’s into rockets and robotics and such, but gets zapped back to the 1830s. There are thefts for which he gets … Continue reading
Is your novel finished and ready to go out? Is it 80,000 words or less? If so, check out the DearEditor.com website run by Deborah Halverson, a former Harcourt Brace Jovanovich editor and the author of the forthcoming Writing Young … Continue reading
This isn’t an article about finding snippets of time to write in an already busy schedule. That’s a very common, on-going situation for many of us, and I’ll write about it later. But sometimes life throws you a curve, or … Continue reading