You just heard that a fellow author has hit the big time...best-seller list, agents crawling out of the woodwork, talk of a movie deal. How do you feel? Jealous? Maybe a bit of naysaying about the actual worthiness of the book? Stop. I’m going to explain why competition is good for you. It’s as simple as that old adage, “Variety is the spice of life.” Read More
Need a Little Drama?
Need a little drama in your life? Whether you write romance or chick-lit, thrillers or horrors, you need drama. And what is drama without a healthy dose of suspense? If you're writing a romance, that suspense may come in the form of 'will they or won't they' ever get together? For a horror, it probably means will the killer attack his next victim and then Read More
Amp Up the Fun on Your Writing
If you aren't having fun writing it, they won't have fun reading it. Easier said than done? Check out these three quick writing prompts and amp up the fun on your writing. Find Your Happy It’s Evatopia’s catch phrase and I hope you Live it. Breathe it. And most importantly, Believe that you deserve it. When it comes to writing, it needs to be enjoyable Read More
What Makes You Happy?
What makes you happy? Is it something simple like when someone else makes dinner? Is it a reciprocated act when you share a laugh with a friend? Or, is happiness out of your grasp? While working with writers over the years, I've learned that they often start sentences, "I'll be happy when..." The end of those sentences is enough to make even the most Read More