by Claire Tucker | Jan 11, 2023 | Characters, Writing Tips
Photo by Andrew Seaman on Unsplash. Scarlett O’Hara is not a nice girl. When you’re first introduced to her in the opening pages of Gone with the Wind, you find someone who’s vain, self-centered, and manipulative. She’s certainly not someone you’d want to interact...
by Claire Tucker | Apr 15, 2022 | Editing Tips, Writing Tips
Photo by 2H Media on Unsplash. We all know that feedback on our stories is important. Getting a fresh pair of eyes and hearing another’s questions and thoughts on our work prompts us to be more creative and ultimately leads to us improving our work. But have you ever...
by Claire Tucker | Mar 14, 2022 | Time Management, Writing Tips
Photo by Artem Maltsev on Unsplash. Deadlines. In many ways, this is a four-letter word for writers. Whether personal deadlines or ones given to you by an editor or publisher, having a set amount of time in which to complete tasks on your story is daunting and stress...
by Claire Tucker | Feb 8, 2022 | Editing Tips, Writing Tips
Picture from pixabay.com. You’ve sent your story off to be edited and are waiting eagerly (or not) for the manuscript to be returned. You get it back and, once you’ve gotten over the surprise at the number of corrections and comments, you start going through them....
by Claire Tucker | Jan 7, 2022 | Writing Tips
Disappointment. We’ve all experienced it when reading a book or watching a movie or series. Most of the time, it comes when our expectations for the story aren’t met. The twist wasn’t as brilliant as it should have been. The romance turned into a tragedy. The...
