How to Write Point of View, Part 1, Overview

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Hi SErs! Harmony here 🙂 Today, I'd like to introduce a series of posts on how to write Point of View (POV). Below is an overview of the planned post series: How to Write Point of View, Part 1, OverviewHow to Write Point of View, Part 2, First PersonHow …

Every Author’s Four-Letter Word #Mktg

Hi, SE'ers. It's Jan Sikes here with you today. You can ask any author anywhere and most likely, you're going to get a grimace when you mention the word marketing. We are writers. Writing is a solitary profession. So, it is not easy to step out of our comfort zones and launch into marketing our …

How to make 3D #bookcovers for #FREE

Hi SErs! Harmony here 🙂 Today, I'd like to take a look at how to make mock-up 3D book covers for free. I used to use photoshop and scripts for all of this, but the program is both expensive and laborious to learn. Here, I show you a much quicker, easier, and--best of all--free way …

The other sister

Hi gang, Craig with you again today. We’re going to talk about something that could really help in your stories. I’m going to use the analogy of two sisters. We all know Suspense. She’s pretty, gets invited to parties, and can carry a story all by herself. Readers are drawn to her like bees to …

Don’t Talk Like That: Quotes and Paragraphs

Hi SErs! Harmony here 🙂 Today, I'd like to take another look at dialogue. Because this is such a large topic, I have spread the topic over a few posts. As the post title suggests, we'll look at 'tags and beats' around dialogue today.