CHECK OUT MY BEGINNER’S INDESIGN CHEAT SHEET!

InDesign Pages Panel ScreenshotCheck out the latest in my series! I’m telling everyone what I learned formatting my own POD interior for King of the Roses. InDesign doesn’t have to send you into a tailspin. You CAN do this yourself.

AT JUST CAN’T HELP WRITING: Use Parallel Structure in Writing for Voice and Style

Check out these ideas and examples for building rhythm and coherence in your writingBleu curve through the use of parallel structure to add detail.

NEW AT JUST CAN’T HELP WRITING: Overbudget on “To be”? Use “Absolutes”

Use “absolutes” to cut back on “to be” verbsscissors3 in progressive tenses, and build your voice as well.

AT JUST CAN’T HELP WRITING: BUILD YOUR NOVEL’S WORLD!

SciFi and Fantasy writers talk about building worlds. But world-building can make the difference between a place we can take or leave or a place we just can’t tear ourselves away from.

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How do you build a world in your novels?

New Post at Just Can’t Help Writing: What is “Voice”?

“Voice” can keep me reading your book even if I balk at plot glitches. But what is “voice”? Can I define it? Can anyone? I share what “voice” in a writer’s work feels like to me!

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Let me know what “voice” means to you!

Today at Just Can’t Help Writing! Build Character with Stage Business!

Make your “props” talkBOOKS SUCCESS! Every “sip of coffee” can pass on news to your readers about who your characters are and what conflicts they face!