Apr 21, 2016 | My Publications
Let it never be said I don’t listen to you. After your amazing comments and votes on my post, Book Cover Help Requested: Perfect Beat, my trusted sidekick cover designer Alex Saskalides of 187Designz went back to the drawing board and came up with a whole bunch...
Apr 13, 2016 | My Publications, Writing
Once again, my friends, I need your help. I have been working on a non-fiction book that explains how to use beats to show emotion in your writing. What are beats, you ask? They are short descriptions and actions that pepper a dialogue, indicating what a character...
Mar 9, 2014 | Blog hops tours & reblogs, Writing
Authors often struggle with depictions of emotions. We’re supposed to show them, describe them. For example, “she was surprised by this” is a big no-no, and considered lazy writing. “Her eyes widened and her mouth slacked”, on the other...