Month: January 2014

How Do You Define FICTION?

Fiction: The class of literature comprising works of imaginative narration, especially in prose form; something feigned, invented, or imagined; a made-up story (dictionary.com) ~ While I can logically agree with the sterile nature of the dictionary explanation of our beloved… Read More ›

Editing Tip #15

Don’t be Afraid to Fragment, Part 3 – A look at creative sentence structures. One of the first rules we’re taught in school is to build a ‘proper’ sentence, because fragments are bad.  When you’re writing literary prose this is… Read More ›

Review: The Enchanter Heir

The Enchanter Heir (The Heir Chronicles #4)                              Author: Cinda Williams Chima Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Stars Suggested Reading Genre: YA/Teen/Contemporary-Fantasy The Enchanter Heir is the story of magic, potions, and poisons gone wrong.  No one knows… Read More ›

A Mutual Understanding

Every writer should have a mutual understanding between the waste basket and his writing: you can’t have one without the other. A good writer needs to know in advance that large chunks of her writing will never see anywhere but… Read More ›

Blogging Behaviour

Publicity Tip #14 Don’t Be Afraid to Try New Things: Pt. 2 ~ Every author is encouraged to develop a blog that revolves either around what they write or about them as an artist.  Much of the advice we’re given… Read More ›