One invaluable tool I use on a regular basis is my thesaurus. I have it sitting on my computer desk within easy reach. When I’m writing about a particular subject, and I need to break up my article or manuscript with a different synonym, my thesaurus gives me a plethora of choices to prevent my [...]

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As writers we need to offer legitimacy to the words and stories we write. That’s why it’s crucial to do our  homework and dive into that extra bit of research. One way is to take classes. Suppose you’re writing about a girl who owns a horse. By taking a horseback riding class, you can learn [...]

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Even though I didn’t grow up wanting to be a writer, I have to acknowledge that my training started early. Loving to read helped. I was reading since before Kindergarten and I haven’t stopped since. Reading helped me to develop my vocabulary and taught me a lot about imagery and story telling. But the hardest [...]

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I’ve read a lot of blog talk the past several weeks on whether one should write in more than one genre. Some have argued that a publisher will want to market one area only, not several. Another said that if you build up one audience, you need to follow with a similar story to keep [...]

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