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March 23, 2022

Let the Words Be Seasoned

There are times when Black authors find themselves fighting against those who wish them to edit their soul. Take the salt out the meat. Take the voice out the work, and leave it seasonless. To quote Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, “People still have a white, western idea of how intellect is ‘spose to walk in the… Continue reading

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April 6, 2020

Revising The Stella Trilogy: Book Two – Beyond the Colored Line

Book one is out and we are on to book two! My main challenge for book two is making sure that it stays consistent with book one. This is important for any series, but for Historical Fiction, it is even more critical. Since writing Historical Fiction is writing set in a time that has already… Continue reading

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December 6, 2017

MASTER LIST of Facial Expressions for Writers! – Bryn Donovan

Awesome. Authors, check it out. Very helpful list. I created this list to address that challenge. The expressions are broken down by the part of the face. Note that some of them work for more than one emotion—a person might narrow their eyes out of vindictiveness or skepticism, for instance, and their face might turn… Continue reading

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February 28, 2017

How to Correctly Punctuate Dialogue for Novels

Originally posted on Writers After Dark: ? Writing dialogue is messy. Am I right? It has so many rules, it makes me wish I’d gone with my original plan in life. I’d intended to become an all-in-one supermodel-psychologist/part-time medical researcher. What? I thought I wanted to save people, discover things, and change the world wearing… Continue reading

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July 5, 2016

Said is Dead

Writers check it out! Some words you can use to tighten up that dialogue instead of the dreaded said: Note: I want to edit this post to include something a blogger reminded me of in the comments because I think its important. It was something I woke up with on my mind and it occurred… Continue reading

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April 6, 2016

5 Common Writing Mistakes That Make You Look Like An Amateur

Check out these 5 common writing mistakes! I’m so guilty of #3! Thanks to one of my dear review buddies, I was made aware of this and am now able to watch carefully of jumping into people’s heads. I mean, how does Sally know what John was thinking? lol Check it Out Here: http://www.justinmclachlan.com/804/common-writing-mistakes/ Continue reading

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dialogue

Let the Words Be Seasoned

Revising The Stella Trilogy: Book Two – Beyond the Colored Line

MASTER LIST of Facial Expressions for Writers! – Bryn Donovan

How to Correctly Punctuate Dialogue for Novels

Said is Dead

5 Common Writing Mistakes That Make You Look Like An Amateur