Talking about the weather is so mundane. Writing weather into your stories shouldn’t be. Make weather work hard for you in your fiction! See my tips this week on the RMFW blog: “Using Weather to Strengthen Scenes in Your Writing and Storytelling“
When Storms and Direful Thunders Break
Lighting, of course, is an essential part of any stage performance. Usually, the lighting is planned and provided by the play’s director and stage crew. Last week, at a performance at the Colorado Shakespeare Festival, something else was at hand. I’d gone with a friend to see of The Two Gentlemen of Verona on the […]
Character-Building: What Does Freedom Mean to Your Protagonist? – On the RMFW Blog
When you’re creating a character in your story, it’s important to make them as well-rounded and three-dimensional as possible. You must know their history, their desires, their goals, their obstacles, their quirks, and the way they’ll react in any given situation. Have you considered how they define freedom, and what they might do if they […]
Ten Things I Can’t Live Without as a Writer That Are Conspiring to Kill Me
They say what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. But I’m starting to think what makes me stronger is going to kill me anyway, just for giggles. So here it is, this week’s list of things I can’t live without as a writer, but which I’m certain are going to shorten my lifespan by years. […]
Use Lively Verbs in Your Writing – On the RMFW Blog
If your verbs aren’t punching above their weight, you may be squandering an opportunity to add depth, character, and tension to your writing. “Lively” verbs can energize your writing in ways you may not have considered. That’s the topic I’m discussing over on the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers blog this week. Check it out here: […]
How Are You, Really? Thoughts on Memorial Day
In my inbox, a letter from a fellow writer: “How are you, really?” she asked, not just to me, but to all the writers she knows. She asked because she, too, is living through this time when every week brings a new, devastating knife to our society’s heart. She knew we are all suffering. How […]
