by Jacque | Sep 30, 2024 | Powerful Stories, Self-Editing, strong connection, Uncategorized
It’s your dream to write a book that makes people feel something when they read your words and get to know your characters. But how do you ensure the reader feels what you want them to feel? And where do you start?? By managing reader expectations. What are reader...
by Jacque | May 15, 2024 | Genre, strong connection, Structure, Uncategorized
Do you remember when you first started writing? What drove you to put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard)? For me, like for many writers, it was a story that just wouldn’t leave me alone. I’d always been a daydreamer, coming up with different scenarios or events,...
by Jacque | Oct 13, 2021 | Essential Scenes, five requirements, Powerful Stories, Self-Editing, Structure, Uncategorized
Mystery or Romance? Sci-Fi or Fantasy? Literary or Non-sense? The single most important question asked is, “What’s my genre?” This can be a confusing topic for most contemporary writers. Your story is set in the future, contains a murder, and the protagonist gets...
by Jacque | Oct 7, 2020 | editor secrets, Powerful Stories, Self-Editing, Structure, Uncategorized
Well, it’s October again. That means cozy sweaters, apple cider, changing leaves, and bad puns. Of course, bad puns are welcome all year long. What it means for you is preparing for NaNoWriMo! Not sure what that is? However, you pronounce it (nano-REE-mo or...
by Jacque | Feb 12, 2020 | Controlling Theme, Essential Scenes, Powerful Stories, Self-Editing, Step 2, Structure, Supersets, Uncategorized
Controlling theme. Sounds a bit daunting, doesn’t it? As if there’s this point that needs to be made with your story, some lesson that you must prove. Well…there kinda is. But your story doesn’t have to be a grand statement or literary masterpiece, especially if...
