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A Glimpse at Dual Timeline Novels

March 20, 2023March 20, 2023 / Mae Clair / 80 Comments

Hi, SEers! Happy first day of Spring! You’re with Mae today. For my next few posts, I’d like to talk about dual timeline novels. I’m sure most of you are familiar with them. Some of you, have likely even written a dual timeline book. Story Empire's own Joan Hall wrote a post about using timelines, … Continue reading A Glimpse at Dual Timeline Novels

Write What You’re Passionate About

September 9, 2022January 16, 2023 / Mae Clair / 81 Comments

Hi, SEers. You’re with Mae today. I hope you’ll forgive me while I ramble. As writers we’re lucky we get to do something we enjoy—creating stories. No one makes us sit down at a keyboard and pour our heart into a world we populate with twists and turns for characters who live in our heads.  … Continue reading Write What You’re Passionate About

When Characters Try to Run the Show

August 22, 2022August 21, 2022 / John W. Howell / 114 Comments

  Hi, SEers John with you today. I hope your Monday is starting well. How about those characters? I mean, who gives them the right to walk off with a story that, for the most part, was the author’s creation in the first place? Of course, I’m talking about the fact that characters tend to … Continue reading When Characters Try to Run the Show

Things in Books that Annoy Readers

July 27, 2022July 20, 2022 / John W. Howell / 134 Comments

  Hello SEers, It’s John again. Happy Hump Day. Today I want to talk about things that annoy readers. In doing so, maybe we can all avoid putting things in our books that trouble those who choose to read them. I’m sure you all are readers in addition to being a writer, so I think … Continue reading Things in Books that Annoy Readers

What I Enjoy About Editing

March 7, 2022March 1, 2022 / John W. Howell / 90 Comments

Hello, SE’ers John with you again. Today’s discussion is about editing. I’m currently doing a run-through of the first draft of my WIP, so editing is a top-of-mind subject to me. I must admit that editing is not my first choice of tasks for the writing process. Creating a story and running like the wind … Continue reading What I Enjoy About Editing

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