Confessions and Questions

Hi Gang, Craig here again. I decided to park the Expansion Packs for a while. Writing posts here is kind of like dowsing, in that I really don’t know what our readers might want. There is a certain amount of guess work involved. I have a theory the Expansion Packs will return, but today I …

Write Large

Hi, Gang. Craig here again with the conclusion to my bit of free-form thinking. It all began with Write Small, where we learned to include small details to help readers relate to our characters. These are the split-ends and hangnails of our stories. Then we moved on to Write Medium, where our main story really …

Throwing Darts Blindfolded & Author Considerations

Making choices self-publishing choices can feel like throwing darts blindfolded. With all the changes to publishing in the last decade or so it gets even more confusing. For instance, now there are opportunities with hybrid publishers which can open more doors for authors and leave them more perplexed than ever. When indie-publishing really took off, …

The Middle Child #WritingaSeries

If you’re a middle child, you’re most likely the peacekeeper of the family with a penchant for loyalty. Your older sibling tends to be an over-achiever who assumes leadership positions, and your younger sibling is the creative one who can be on the manipulative side. Does any of this sound familiar? These are traits psychologists …

What’s New With Scrivener 3?

Merry Christmas, SE readers! Today, I share the gift of good Scrivener news, just in time for the holidays - as Joan has listed the software as a good writer gift. It's been well known for a while that Literature & Latte, makers of Scrivener, that newer versions of the software were in the works. …