Using Dialogue Effectively October 19, 2008

Dialogue doesn’t only impart information and move the plot along. It should also indicate the characters’ upbringing, social status or reflect their place in time.

Opposites Attract: Creating Conflict October 19, 2008

For me, a great romance takes two people who seem to be worlds apart in Chapter One and are inseparable by the time I reach The End. The trick is making the relationship of such people believable and not leaving your reader with the impression: What does he see in her or she in him?

Hooking the Reader October 19, 2008

Writing the perfect first line. A number of years ago I heard an agent speak and the one thing she said that has stayed with me was: “The first line will sell the book. The last line will sell the next book.” This really began to hit home the more I wrote, because the more [...]