Emotional Beats: Ways to Portray Anger

Last week, I mentioned the launch of Emotional Beats: How to Easily Convert your Writing into Palpable Feelings. As promised, here is the first installment from the book. It lists beats you can use to convey anger. Anger Many of anger’s physical reactions are also...

Emotional Beats Launch

Exciting news! My latest book, Emotional Beats: How to Easily Convert your Writing into Palpable Feelings, is finally available on Amazon. You may remember the book from my poll back when I was choosing its cover. If not, here’s what it’s all about: Even...

Singular They: Older than you Think

Elle Boca, a dear author friend of mine, went through my Beats manuscript with a fine comb (for which I can’t thank her enough). Most of her comments I readily accepted. To my surprise, however, she repeatedly complained about my use of singular they, which she...

In Praise of Procrastination

Procrastination is the bane of many an author’s existence. So, what if I told you that it may not be such a bad thing after all? The Passive Guy recently alerted me to a post by Quartz, which mentions the work of psychologist Maria Konnikova. In her own words:...

45 Idioms from the World of Boxing

As you know, I’m fascinated by idioms and how their origin. The Passive Guy recently alerted me to a great post by Daily Writing Tips that includes 45 idioms from the world of boxing. Thanks to the Planetary Defense Commander for correcting a couple of them....

What Movie Endings Can Teach Us

I came across this great YouTube analysis of movie endings, and what they mean. As soon as I saw it, I knew I had to share, as many of the techniques described here can be used in our writing, too. I particularly liked the idea of closing with a return to everyday...