by Annette Yourk | Jun 23, 2014 | Writing Tips
Setting and Story – Context and Character Two sides of the coin Does the story container matter? Isn’t it all about “character, character, character”? After all, it’s the characters we fall in love with, cheer on, grow frustrated with, and psychoanalyze. We even feel...
by Jeanette Taylor | Jun 19, 2014 | Book & Movie Reviews, Writing Tips
Is Your Life Writing Creative Nonfiction or is it Fiction? There was a day when history writers didn’t care one bit whether or not you enjoyed reading their tomes. It was serious stuff intended for scholars—and deadly dull to the general reader. Fortunately that’s...
by Jeanette Taylor | Jun 13, 2014 | Writing Tips
Bring Your Family History Writing to Life with Scenes We have a pact with our readers to present the truth—but we also want to engage both their minds and their hearts. And therein lies one of the greatest challenges in the nonfiction writers’ creative process. To...
by Jeanette Taylor | Jun 6, 2014 | Writing Tips
Guest post by writer, editor and painter Jocelyn Reekie, Part II of her thoughts about starting a writing project. This article outs Jocelyn as a a full fledged “panster”, as opposed to a plotter, (from seat-of-the-pants). See Jocelyn’s website for...
by Jeanette Taylor | May 26, 2014 | Writing Tips
Guest Post from Jocelyn Reekie: This is one of two posts coming your way from writer, publisher and Scribes editor Jocelyn Reekie, with some thoughts on the beginning stages of a writing project. Jocelyn is a regular reviewer for Canadian Materials Magazine and a...
by Jeanette Taylor | May 2, 2014 | Writing Tips
Pique Reader Interest at the Start of Your Family History or Memoir Are you puzzled about where to start your narrative? Let that question brew and jump in at whatever point you’re most familiar with—and excited about. You can back up later and start at the...
