Suzanne Hartmann is the author of Fast Track Thrillers, with book #1, PERIL, coming out Nov. 18 through OAK TARA. She has also written WRITE THIS WAY: TAKE YOUR WRITING TO A NEW LEVEL, a blueprint for writing a novel for the novice and a revising resource for the veteran author. She is wife to […]
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Ever notice the amount of dust on some of your walls? Or cobwebs in the corners? Easy fix: place a dry Swiffer sheet on a Swiffer Sweeper and run it on your walls, turning the sheet over when needed. Do this on the ceilings and in corners where necessary.
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LYNDA LEE SCHAB got her writing start in greeting cards (Blue Mountain Arts, Dayspring) and from there went on to write articles and short stories (Mature Living, Christian Home & School) and in many places online (including www.Examiner.com and www.wow-womenonwriting.com), but her passion has always been fiction. Mind Over Madi, her debut novel, is near
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Remember when you started writing and you used exclamation points all over the place? Then one day a wiser writer explained that exclamation points should be used minimally, very minimally. Same thing with a few other symbols, like ellipses, semicolon, colon and emdash. (Note, The Chicago Manual of Sytle is the prevalent reference, but not
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A few weeks ago, Stephen Davey was speaking on a Sunday morning. His words are always insightful, but these words I wrote down. Perhaps because they spoke to me so loudly. Verbalize your submission to the will of God in prayer and in natural conversation. Mobilize your agreement to the will of God (do what
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I am sure you read my post from yesterday on airing out your home. You will read posts about using air fresheners and candles: they don’t work. Nothing can cover that odor. Once the air is moving in your home, the smell will dissipate. Keep those fans moving and windows open! And if you think
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Yikes, If you are reading this, you’ve burned popcorn in the microwave. You need to immediately: Turn the kitchen fan on (especially if the microwave is vented to the outside) Turn every ceiling fan in your house on Open every window and door (no matter what the temperature is) Make sure the popcorn is in
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Many are more experienced that I, so here is a quick tip that I used recently when making final editing revisions on a manuscript. One of the last things to do in editing is to highlight weasel words, passive voice (was/were), general weak verbs, tighten your prose words, and general words that you tend to
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Heart, home and faith have always been important to Lisa Jordan, so writing stories that feature both comes naturally to her. She has been writing contemporary Christian romance for more than a decade. Her debut novel, Lakeside Reunion, will be released in November by Love Inspired. Her second novel, Lakeside Family, will be released in
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Make sure you start the scene on the run – meaning in the heat of the action. Most times, in your first draft, you will meander into a scene. Make sure to keep the reader on the edge of their seat at the end of the chapter as well as the beginning! Though you are