The Plot Menu – Creating a Balanced Story
by Greta Boris I’m bringing back a “best-of” article this month, and I have an ulterior motive. I wrote this a year ago and have been refining my use of Continue reading
Category: Craft
Picture This—Good Writing is Visual!
by Jennifer Silva Redmond Recently, working with an author client, I used a real bummer of a phrase about her writing. I said it was “half-hearted.” That might not sound Continue reading
Letting Go of Your Novel – One Writer’s Story
by RV Howard You’ve finished your first manuscript. Maybe. Well, there is that one comma. . . It’s not easy to release a novel into the world. Some are fearful of Continue reading
Back & Forth: Reflective Writing
by Sven Davison Is it ever too late to learn? What lessons does history teach us? What lessons can we glean just by looking in the mirror? Sven and NEVS Continue reading
Take Charge of Your Author Career . . . Success!
by Megan Haskell This past weekend, Greta and I were thrilled to be instructors at the annual Southern California Writers’ Conference in Irvine. Truly “a weekend for words”, it’s also Continue reading
Writing Contest First Place Winner!
We had a really tough time choosing our favorite writing contest submissions. However, in the end, we had to make a decision. In case you missed it, our third place Continue reading
Writing Contest Second Place Winner!
As Greta said last week, we had a really tough time choosing our favorite writing contest submissions. However, in the end, we had to make a decision. If you missed Continue reading
Writing Contest News
Megan and I had so much fun reading all your entries for the first O.C.Writers writing contest, until we had to decide on the winners. After some agonizing, nail-biting emails, Continue reading
Writers Crime Lab
We have exciting news! Our own Crime Doctor, J.C. De Ladurantey, is planning a series of workshops for writers so we get those pesky police procedures right. But he needs Continue reading
Back & Forth: Writer’s Block
By Sven Davison Setting is a very important part of storytelling. It can set the mood and the tone for your entire manuscript. It can influence the psychology of your Continue reading