Category: Improve your Writing
Author Toolbox: Do You Need A Writing Break?
Sometimes you just have to take a break from your writing in order to open those creative gates.
Author Toolbox: Solving my Writer’s Block
My Writing Cycle When the writing bug hits, I have a compulsion to write, and I set a timer and…
IWSG: Getting into the Zone
IWSG May Writing Prompt: Do you have any rituals when you need help getting into the ZONE?
Author: Beth McQueen Published Date: May 1, 2020
How to add drama to your Memoir scenes
Narrow your scene down to a single moment to help your readers emotionally connect with your story.
Author: Beth McQueen Published Date: April 23, 2020
How and Why to Express Emotion as Action in your Memoir
Reader will connect with you in your memoir when you show rather than tell them about the emotions you’re experiencing.
Author: Beth McQueen Published Date: March 28, 2020
Show and Tell in Memoir
“Show the readers everything, tell them nothing.”― Ernest Hemingway This quote from Hemingway takes the concept to the extreme, and a…