Saturday Writers


Archive for April, 2009

3 Things to Avoid Even If You’re a Bestselling Author

You can always learn something from reading books written by other authors. See what I learned when I picked up new books from some old favorites.

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

Feeling A Little Tense?

One night–I’d like to say it was one stormy night but it was only your average beat your head against the keyboard night–it became easier.

Saturday, April 25th, 2009

Getting to Know: Carla Cassidy

The headline said ‘The Butcher of Crows Creek Strikes Again.’  Allison Clemen’s father had spent the past fifteen years in prison for butchering her mother, sister and brother.  Somehow she’d survived being knocked on the head and strangled before the killer posed her in her own bed. Now the nightmare had started over in Crows Creek, Kansas.  Had [...]

Sunday, April 19th, 2009

Synopsis Secrets

For the past few weeks I have been attempting to write the synopsis of the story I am currently working on.  I thought it would be simple.  Was I wrong.  So I did some research.  Everyone has a different opinion of what a synopsis actually is, when to write it and what should be included.  [...]

Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

Art in its Many Forms

     I am an artist.
     At least, I like to think I am. I have the Bachelor’s Degree with a fancy piece of paper describing me as Magna Cum Laude hinting that I’ve applied myself.
     My college art professor always told me I would never be taken seriously in the art world – he said [...]

Friday, April 10th, 2009

It’s all about me! (or you? or them?)

Yesterday at our monthly Saturday Writers meeting we got into a really interesting conversation about point of view, as in “writer’s point of view.”

Sunday, April 5th, 2009