Janet McKenzie Marx “It was a dark and stormy night.” Snoopy sits atop his dog house writing on his manual typewriter. Ho-hum. Trite. What makes a great beginning sentence? What makes most people want to read further? It’s the hook. It’s not always easy for the new writer to think what to write, no matter…
Jackie Moore Have you worked as an attorney, teacher, police officer or been in the military? Then you have intimate knowledge of the inner workings of these areas to make your book and the main character realistic. A person shouldn’t write about a main character who is a pilot if he/she doesn’t have personal knowledge…
Jan Marx “If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot.” –Stephen King The quote is true, but not specific enough. Just reading isn’t enough, neither is writing reams of mindless verbiage. Reading good literature is important in order to write…
Jan Marx The following excerpt demonstrates how to take personal experiences and turn them into fiction. From Past Corpus to Past Emu to the third book in the series, Past Good Earth, Silo Adams moves from one adventure to another. She is often surprised by what happens next. From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Dear Sister, We’re back home,…