Pitch Perfect

A new coaching/evaluation service from Storyfix.   I’ve been a little scarce here lately, my apologies. I’ve just returned from a wonderful writing conference in Denver, with the Historical Novel Society.  I taught two sessions amounting to an all day experience, and had a blast with 150 new friends and fellow writers who were as […]

The Three Stages of the Novel-Writing Journey

One writer’s journey from dream to publication, with all the lessons and setbacks and turnarounds that dot the broken road we travel.   A guest post by Jennifer Blanchard   Let me guess, you dream of publishing a novel; of your book reaching bestseller status and having raving fans. You dream of being able to […]

Let’s Talk About Dialogue

A guest post by Art Holcomb.   Here is a truth about human beings . . . Before there was writing, there was talking. Dialogue is the most trusted and most human aspect of story. Sure, we love the action and the conflict, but what we seek in a story in order to make it […]