Creating Characters That Keep Your 

Readers Aching For More


Inspired Writing

The Archangel Uriel

Today, I am going to share some excerpts on three new characters from Poison Well. 

Each of them needed to be funny and interesting, and have a good backstory. 

Remember, this is Christine Taylor's new Black Ops team, and it is always fun to give your main character a hard time. 

Fiction Writing Dos and Don'ts!


Inspired Writing


Writing Advice Pt.2

Emotional Threads

When used properly a thread or plot device can be devastatingly emotional. And this is a good thing, but there is yet another type of plot device that can wring even more emotional turmoil out of your story….a character’s charitable act.

Yes, a good character’s selflessness or - even better - a bad guy that became good can be used to achieve the same type of goal. Redemption.

I have used this as well, and it’s great for character development. Both kinds of character development - the type where you as the writer develop a character into a three-dimensional person that your reader can identify with and love…as well as that character’s emotional development over the period of your story.

Good, thought-out plot devices and well executed threads can certainly accomplish this.

Writing Tips For The Day

Inspired Writing

A few things agents hate, a few thing readers 

hate...plus some advice about the underdog

Inspired Writing


Fiction Writing Dos and Don'ts


Writing Tips For The Day

I hate Mondays. I really do. But this blog is about writing, with a few other topics thrown in, so today I want to talk about book structure.