The Art of Showing, Not Telling
Dear Barbara, One of the most common pieces of advice I’ve heard since I started writing a few months ago is to ‘Show Don’t Tell’. I’ve also heard some say this means we
Menu
Dear Barbara, One of the most common pieces of advice I’ve heard since I started writing a few months ago is to ‘Show Don’t Tell’. I’ve also heard some say this means we
Dear Barbara, My first book was published last year and since receiving The Call, I’ve gone on to sell four more stories to my publisher. I’m planning to attend the National conference in
Dear Barbara, A few weeks ago, I decided to get serious about writing the romance novel that burns inside me. I made an outline, worked out my characters, got an idea of the
Here is Part 3 of Bromwyn Storms 3 part series on writing blurbs. You can start the series with Part 1. PART THREE: TROUBLE-SHOOTING If you’re having troubles writing a blurb that really
Read part 1 here. PART TWO: SETTING THE TONE OF THE BLURB The above blurb is a good framework (if I do say so myself, and heck, it’s my article, so I’m going
I’ve been in the publishing business for a few years now, and I’ve come to one, undeniable, unarguable conclusion: writers are insane. Loco. Crazy. What else explains our need to take a question
Query Letter – My Hero’s Journey I don’t know what I was thinking…don’t know where my head was…I guess I figured that I would write a book and just as I typed “the
How to Find out if Your Novel is a Romance. I think the most painful word in the world is “rejection,” (this word is closely followed by “we can still be friends,” and
Do you dream of writing? Of having your book published? Of seeing your name on a bookstore shelf? Here are steps you can take to pursue your goals and realize your dreams! Sit
If only following these ten steps guaranteed publication. If only it were that easy. I started writing fifteen years ago. I had completed and submitted ten manuscripts over seven years to many publishing