Monthly Archives: July 2015

What color blue do you need? Peacock? Glacier? Chambray?

We’re told as writers to use all five senses. Here’s a list I found that describes colors other than the basic red, blue and yellow.  Use this list to enrich your writing. Colors: Black: Onyx, Ebony, Lampblack, Midnight, Blue-black, Carbon, Coal, Raven, Jet, Shadow, Ink, Black Pear, Anthracite, Sable, Obsidian, Pitch, Pepper, Soot, Opaque, Licorice….

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All this reading is making me fat

All this reading is making me fat                 As a writer, I love to read.  As a reader, I love to eat.  Huh?  Bear with me.  I love to read about different times and cultures, and frequently, a meal is mentioned that I know nothing about.  A quick…

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RTS – Raise The Stakes in your novel

Does every scene raise the stakes of your plot? Lately, I’ve been playing a little game called RTS.  It stands for Raise The Stakes, and it’s made a big difference in the tension of my novel. In order to catch and keep your reader’s attention, you have to involve them with your characters.   You want…

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