“Describe a moment in time. Make me feel like I am there.” This was an English assignment I had in college. How do you do that? In a sense, we do it when we are “showing” in our writing verses “telling” the reader what to see. The key words in that English assignment was “MakeContinueContinue reading “Using Your Senses in Writing”
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The Writer’s Craft Summit
I just happened to see a post on one of my groups telling about the Writer’s Craft Summit. I’ve been looking for something like this for a while. The videos are free to watch during the timeframe of the summit.I’ve seen a few videos so far, but one of my favorites is the video titledContinueContinue reading “The Writer’s Craft Summit”
W is for Weary # A to Z Blogging Challenge
You knew I’d pick this word, didn’t you? After all, we’re on the letter W for the A to Z Blogging challenge and the word Weary is just too perfect for my theme.By now, after blogging for 27 days straight (except Sundays), you can bet this blogger is growing weary. The thing keeping me goingContinueContinue reading “W is for Weary # A to Z Blogging Challenge”
R is for Rejections
As Editor-in-Chief of My Light Magazine, I had run into times where I’ve had to reject a manuscript. It’s the thing I like LEAST about running the magazine. However, if the magazine is to improve and accomplish it’s goal to spread the Catholic faith to our readers, we must be selective.As writers, how should we handleContinueContinue reading “R is for Rejections”
Jen’s Writing Tip# 6 Top Ten Questions to Ask Your Character
When writing a story, it’s important to know your character. It’s been said you should know your character as well as you know yourself. One way to do that is to “interview” your character. You aren’t going to use all the information you come up with, but you will have a rich background of informationContinueContinue reading “Jen’s Writing Tip# 6 Top Ten Questions to Ask Your Character”
Jennifer Gladen 