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Authentic Dialogue Makes All the Difference
Dialogue is a great way to bring your writing to life and move your story along. But only if it's authentic dialogue. And only if it's not exposition disguised as dialogue. What's exposition, you ask? The dictionary defines it as "a comprehensive description and...
Writing Lessons from My Dogs: Pacing in Writing
My pups have taught me about using unpredictability in writing as well as being open to surprise. As my friends, Deborah and Frank, and I headed out for a scenic walk, I didn’t expect that I would wind up with a lesson about pacing in writing. The Deschutes River...
Battle Squirrels
I should have known. After all, it was a drought year. Instead, I plunged in full of anticipation, still reveling in the prior year’s unprecedented success. Yes, this year, once again, my newfound prowess as the tomato whisperer would be on display in the garden and...
The Best Way to Communicate
I talk a lot about what I call story showing. Letting readers experience what you’re writing about rather than just telling them about it is clearly the best way to communicate, an insight I share liberally. “Show don’t tell,” I say again and again in as many ways as...
Developing Children’s Book Characters
So, you want to write a kids' book? I know the feeling. I came up with the idea for my children’s easy reader book series after a friend told me the nicknames she and her little brother had been given growing up. That gave me my children’s book characters. I quickly...























