Language of the Body: Add visual dialog to your conversations
Do you feel like you’ve got too many “he said,” “she said” tags in your dialog? Are you leaning on adverbs to express your character’s feelings? Do some research on body language to add emotional and descriptive depth to your...Six simple steps to edit your manuscript
I’m deep in the throes of editing a book right now. It’s tedious. It’s time consuming. It’s also a critical step in storytelling. Ultimately, I think there are two levels in the editing process. Level 1 is The Narrative Flow. It’s the part where the...Knock ’em Dead with Verbs
There’s one thing I’m guilty of doing in my first draft, and that’s writing characters who constantly respond by smiling, frowning, nodding or shaking their heads. So, when I go back to update that draft, I try to come up with more expressive and...COMING THIS APRIL!
Boat safety instructor Kate Parks recovers from an injury that ended her career with the Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission, repairs her relationship with her estranged sister, and investigates a series of murders in her little beach town.
Then the hurricane hits...