by Kathleen | Jul 20, 2020 | Articles, Plot
By Kathleen and Erin RammHow do you write a first chapter that captivates your audience and fills them with excitement to continue reading? What sets apart the gripping first chapters and the first chapters that make you quickly shut the book and go open the...
by Kathleen | Jul 6, 2020 | Encouragement
Are you on the right path to becoming a spectacular author?If you just hit the magical 10,000 hour mark, will you automatically be a good writer?If you just do enough research, will you become a good writer?I know authors that write a ton, but still write bad...
by Kathleen | Jun 29, 2020 | Characters
What makes a character boring? Why do so many main characters suffer from severe blandness?Do your main characters suffer from severe blandness, too?If you are an avid reader, then you have more than likely come across a good amount of characters that could lull...
by Kathleen | Jun 22, 2020 | Articles, Plot
It’s a sunny Saturday afternoon, and you’ve just brewed yourself a cup of Starbucks instant coffee. Today is the day that you finally get to start writing.You plop down on the couch, flip open your laptop, and open up a fresh Word Doc.After a quick pause to ponder...
by Kathleen | Jun 1, 2020 | Encouragement
For each chapter you write, your hope of creating a great story is slashed in half. For each page you write, three pages are deleted.For each sentence you write, another tear is shed.You want to turn the awesome ideas in your head into a physical book in your...
