Hope you've been, well, not too bizy, that you've taken some time out for writing. Let's talk this visit about the "un-fun" part of this whole pursuit-of-publication-thing (cue the o....

Groundwork

Hello again, Bizymoms! Happy to be back. Let’s take a step back this week and talk about where your ideas will come from. No time for wellspring meditation courses? Can’t quite fit that MF....

It is all a PLOT!

Hello Bizymoms! Thought I’d use this month to begin a talk about plot construction. I’m often asked by new writers whether I use any kind of “rules” or “formulas.”....

It is all a PLOT! - Part Two

Greetings, Bizymoms! So, last time we covered the basic plot line. This time, let me add a wrinkle, courtesy again of Robert McKee. The idea here is to create a link between your Inciting Incident (a....

Great Scenes

First some great news: my forthcoming teen series debut, THE BOOK OF NONSENSE (Oct. 14th) has been named by The Association of Booksellers for Children to its Best Books of 2008 list! Okay, thought I....

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