April Davila - Author
Amy Meyerson's third book, The Love Scribe, which came out earlier this year, is a charming story about love in all of its many manifestations. It's Amy's third book (after The Bookshop of Yesterdays and The Imperfects) and her first to dip into a … [Continue reading] about Author Interview: Amy Meyerson
When I tell people that mindfulness forms the basis for how I teach writing I often watch their eyes glaze over. I can almost see what they're picturing: me with flowers in my hair, sitting in a drum circle, eyes gently closed, swaying from side to … [Continue reading] about Why Kindness Matters
The ability to write convincing dialogue is an essential skill for any fiction writer. Dialogue can make or break a story. It is a crucial element in storytelling that brings characters to life and helps readers connect with them. Good dialogue … [Continue reading] about Write Convincing Dialogue
Charlotte Maya's memoir, Sushi Tuesdays, came out in February. It's about her husband's suicide, and I will admit to being a little daunted by the subject matter when I first heard about it. Nobody likes to think about such devastating loss, but … [Continue reading] about Author Interview: Charlotte Maya
A while back, I wrote a post about how details are the key to writing ourselves out of cliché. I shared my take on what a cliché is and how we, as writers, can weed them out. The very first response I got to that post was from a reader who said he … [Continue reading] about Avoiding Detail Overload in Our Writing
On my first meditation retreat in 2009, the teacher gave a talk about the difference between pain and suffering, and I was NOT getting it. Pain and suffering. They go together like chocolate and peanut butter. To be in pain is to suffer. We suffer … [Continue reading] about We Don’t Have to Suffer
Back when I was doing final revisions on my first novel, I found a small plot hole. It was nothing major, but one of my beta readers noticed it (thanks Summer!) and I couldn't decide what to do about it. It wasn't a big enough issue that I wanted to … [Continue reading] about Hang a Lantern on Your Plot Problems