In Unnatural Cause, I wove in a long-unsolved family mystery that dates back to World War II. My very smart coauthor, Max Garwood, is a patent attorney and inventor. Max pitches brilliant plots to me and I craft a novel from his ten bullet points. Unnatural Cause, the…
What does every writer need? That was the question on the test in my university writing course. Easy breezy. I confidently penned my answer. Passion. Every writer needs passion. The following week, my graded test was returned. Passion was marked wrong. After class, I…
By PeggySue Wells Show don’t tell. Easier said than done? A quick way to assure your writing is not telling is to eliminate the telling words, the tattletales. These are the words that tell the reader what to think rather than showing and trusting the reader to draw…
What to do with a stuck writer. Especially when the wordsmith is you. What does a writer do to move the story forward when we feel like we have writers block? 1) Just write. Write poorly and fix it later. 2) Write about anything you want to write about and put it in…
Does your writing suffer from irregular tenses? Consistent tense is essential for the health of your manuscript and protects your reader and editor from timeline whiplash. “Typically, we find students have trouble staying in a consistent tense throughout their blog,…
When I’m not writing, I parasail, scuba dive, skydive, snorkel, and haven taken (but not passed) pilot training. My greatest adventure has been being called Mama by seven awesome children and Mimi! by my Grammy awards.
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“Opposite words and conflicting desires clash in this action-packed, page-turning suspense.” – Richard Paul Evans, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of 45 books including The Christmas Box.
