Author of Young Adult and Teen Books
If you are a writer, or even a beginning writer, your dream is to see your work displayed in a public bookstore for anyone and everyone to have the opportunity to buy and read. Even in this digital world, the desire to have others read and enjoy your book is still there. While I admit …
I have to admit that for this Work In Progress (WIP) Wednesday, I am currently stuck in my writing. I went back in and added a few things and thought for sure this would trigger me to be able to finish, but it isn’t working that way. I am leading up to the big climax, …
One of the best writing tips that I received came from James Patterson. He recommends that when you are writing scenes, you have one scene per chapter. Each of your chapters should be a single scene, and when you are planning out your book, you should be able to outline your book easily. The downside …
Nothing sends up a larger red flag than when you are editing your work and you see something that doesn’t feel right. Not to mention, this red flag has appeared when you are editing chapter 13 and can’t remember if this is the first time you’ve noticed. In order to get the feel for a …
While it is fantastic to know the plot of your story, it is more important to know your characters. Your character’s story arc should be one that moves your character from one state to another. Your characters needs to live and breathe on the page. So how do you go about developing characters for your …
This is the current book that I’m working on right now. It’s still a struggle to get through, but I think I’m at least happy with the first chapter. Tell me what you think. Chapter 1 The moon glowed eerily outside the large estate and cast long beams of light through the window as it …
Character profiles can be lifesaving when you are trying to determine how your character would react to a certain situation. Keeping your character consistent throughout your story and even planning out their character arcs ahead of time can help you in plotting your story. Perhaps you don’t want an event that changes your character to …
Our literacy specialist came to my classroom to teach a lesson to my 6th graders, and she brought with her articles about cloning. We were about to enter into argumentative writing, and this was the perfect way to have them read and write about an informational text. She then suggested that if they were interested …
Have I been busy? Yes, yes I have. Have I been writing? Of course! Am I working on a new book? Well…. I know that I said that I was going to work on my young adult novel that I sat aside over a year ago, but while I have been working on it, I’ve …
I decided that it was time to go back to writing novels again. I miss writing the YA novels and Tween novels. The one that I have sitting on a thumb drive has been waiting to be finished for almost 4 years now. I’m not even certain if I can remember how I wanted it …
