by Jeanette Taylor | Jun 18, 2017 | Writing Tips
Get to Know Your Story Characters Whether it’s a real person you’re writing about, or a fictional one, you need to know everything about her. The good and the bad qualities, the quirks and charms. Only the tip of the iceberg of information you gather will ever...
by Jeanette Taylor | May 23, 2017 | BC History Tales
Settler Women’s Hidden Lives Charlotte Galley of Victoria & Mary Ann Galley of Harbledown Island Marriage was a gamble for Victorian women, a decision based upon intuition and promises. And it was for keeps, no matter what a husband’s life choices might...
by Jeanette Taylor | Apr 27, 2017 | Book & Movie Reviews, Writing Tips
Two Great Reads That Draw on Family Stories Does your family’s history have the drama needed for a wide readership? The answer lies not in content but in your ability to find its story threads, the glowing strands that have relevance and insights for others. That’s a...
by Jeanette Taylor | Mar 19, 2017 | Writing Tips
Showing Versus Telling in Your Writing There are two different narrative modes: the breezy, dash through background information or set up, in which the narrator tells us what’s happening—and sometimes even what to think. The advantage here is the ability to move fast...
by Jeanette Taylor | Feb 25, 2017 | Writing Tips
The Role of Settings in Fiction & Creative Nonfiction The setting might be of minimal importance in a story that focusses upon a character’s inner struggles, as in Nuala O’Faolain’s creative nonfiction biography Chicago May. Or place may be so important it takes...
