I woke in the dead of night with a start. The inn was quiet, just when I longed for the sound of another human being. A late drinker stumbling upstairs from the taproom or a guest clumping down the hallway…
Monthly Archives: October 2015
Play Fortunately, Unfortunately–And Liven Up Your Plot
Today’s post is an absolutely brilliant one by Emma Darwin on adding conflict. I tend to go too easy on my characters at times. I love them too much, and when I have to make their lives a living hell,…
34 Writing Terms For Serious Writers
Part of being a writer is expanding your knowledge of our craft. A better vocabulary about the technical aspects of writing can help you to become a more proficient wordsmith. It’s very difficult to speak intelligently about something if you…
74 Blog Titles to Give Your Blog a Boost
I found these on Paula Reed Nancarrow’s excellent blog, which I highly recommend, here: http://paulareednancarrow.com/2014/11/23/what-no-one-tells-you-about-popular-posts/, and her source is quoted at the bottom of the image. We all hope that the blogs that we throw our hearts into will be the…
Writing Contests
Contests are a terrific way to spur your productivity. I’ve been putting some thought into these lately, and I thought I’d share some of my favorites with you. All of these have NO entry fee. Blog Battle–happens weekly at http://rachaelritchey.com/category/weekly-entries-to-blogbattle/. Follow…
Tagged with: Baen, Blog Battle, Cathleen Townsend, On the Premises, The Cult of Me, Thinkerbeat, Writers of the Future
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Posted in Writing
My 100th Post, with Contest!
Okay, so it’s a small milestone, perhaps. Still, I’ve made it this far, and I want to thank everyone reading this post. I don’t think I would’ve kept going if it weren’t for all you lovely people clicking the little…
Split Infinitives
Originally posted on Hannah McCall:
An infinitive is the form of a verb made by adding to to its stem (e.g. to go or to do). It is often argued that there should never be anything between the to and…
Interview with Michael Brookes
Michael Brookes is an Executive Producer with a leading UK games developer. Working in games and writing are two of his life passions and he considers himself fortunate to be able to indulge them both. He lives in the east…
Tagged with: Conversations in the Abyss, Elite Legacy, Faust 2.0, Michael Brookes, Sun Dragon, The Cult of Me, The Last True Demon
Posted in Author Interviews
Posted in Author Interviews
Cathleen Townsend 