When you've been a writing coach for as long as I have, certain books that you've helped bring to life just stay with you. Shani Raviv's Being Ana: A Memoir of Anorexia Nervosa is one of those. I refer to this award-winning memoir when explaining to other writing...
I couldn't believe my ears. "I'm always impressed, usually," said the PBS book critic. "You get paid for this?" I wanted to ask. – By Linden Gross
It's the same story every summer. I figure that my clients will take advantage of long, hot days to sit in the sun or under an umbrella and write even more than usual. And each summer the opposite occurs. With kids out of school and vacations in the offing, they...
A man referred by a current client called the other day. He wanted to write a book that combines both his professional expertise and personal life experiences. I'm seeing more and more of that these days. The professional angle imparts valuable information while the...
When Barbara Hinske wrote her first romance novel Coming to Rosemont, she knew she wasn't just writing a book. She was launching a romance series and creating a brand. Little did she know that she would manage to create a mini sensation.Her success is due to the fact...
Do you even think about the handwriting vs. typing question? It seems that life itself is going digital. That's particularly true when it comes to the written word. Most of us rarely pick up a pen or pencil any longer when writing. We text. We type. We dictate to...
Every once in a while, no matter how high the mountain of work looms and no matter how much we want to write, we need to leave the computer (and the yellow pads) behind. That's exactly what I just did, which is why I missed posting last week. And just as the dogs...
I've always been the type of person who wanted to do something well or not at all. Looking back, I realize how much that's limited me and how many experiences I watched from the sidelines instead of leaping in. I try not to do that anymore, a lesson I learned from my...
Dialogue rules really boil down to some basic, commonsense writing tips. To write good dialogue, just listen to how people talk. You might even want to take notes, though I recommend discretion or you could wind up with fodder for a story you don't want to star in. I...
Practicing attorney Barbara Hinske published her contemporary romance Coming to Rosemont, the first book in her Rosemont series, on December 12, 2012. Since then, she's worked hard to promote the book and establish a fan base. It's working. Her romance novel about a...
