#PubTip: Truth in Creative Nonfiction

#PubTip: Truth in Creative Nonfiction

How accurate should truth in creative nonfiction be? After all, truth is truth. Or is it? Even a story based on the truth still ends up being constructed using the same literary devices used to craft fiction. The recent release of Bohemian Rhapsody is a great example...
#PubTip: Truth in Creative Nonfiction

#EditTip: Writing Characters’ Thoughts

Various choices arise when it comes to writing characters’ thoughts, and general approaches are largely a matter of choice rather than found as hard and fast rules in various writing manuals. First and foremost consistency within a manuscript is key. If working...
#WriteTip: 10 Tips for Writing Poetic Prose

#WriteTip: 10 Tips for Writing Poetic Prose

Fear not you self-proclaimed non-lovers of poetry. While I could take you through the process of how to write a variety of different poetic formats, I know many of my regular blog readers aren’t regular poets. With that in mind, I want to honor the spirit of...
#AmWriting: Who I Write For…

#AmWriting: Who I Write For…

Who I write for… Now that I’ve covered the what, when, where, how, and why of my writing process, I’m left to tackle the final installment. Who do I write for? Any writer is a liar if their foremost answer to that question is not as follows: I write...
#AmWriting: Where I Write…

#AmWriting: Where I Write…

Where I write… I’ve always somewhat envied people who actually seem to be able to get work done while sitting on the sofa with the television blaring and their computers on their laps. Alas that person is not me. And what of the type of person who goes...