What’s one of the biggest reasons you keep reading when you pick up a new book? Think about it for a moment. For me, it’s characters who are interesting, multi-dimensional, unpredictable…and likeable. Yet this is an element many of us struggle to achieve. One of the most common phrases in […]
What’s it all about? How Theme can help your story shine.
Theme comes in lots of shapes, sizes, and variations, but embodies the core of what something is about, whether it’s your brand as a writer, the story you’re writing, the characters you’re writing about – or the music you’re listening to while writing. So what is theme, and how can […]
Internet Marketing – Four Sites to Study
I asked Sarah R. if I could sub for her this week, because I wanted to share four examples of excellent internet marketing that have come across my desk recently. She said yes — probably because I didn’t tell her what #4 would be. 1. Take a look at Ellen […]