by Jeanette Taylor | Jul 7, 2016 | Writing Tips
A New Draw for a Free Manuscript Review has been Launched! Jane Wilson’s plans for retirement from a high stress social services job included writing. It’s in her blood. Her older sister Jocelyn Reekie has several books in print and Jane’s an avid reader. But two...
by Jeanette Taylor | Jun 21, 2016 | Writing Tips
The Story’s Setting can be a Dynamic Force Setting is more than just the place where the action unfolds. It can be a compelling force that keeps the story in a readers’ mind years later. It can shape or mirror the unfolding drama, as a metaphor or with...
by Jeanette Taylor | May 16, 2016 | Writing Tips
Nonfiction Writing is Enhanced by Memorable Characters…but Details about People from the Past Can be Hard to Find 1. Create a timeline of the important events of your main characters’ lives, with all the known details: race, nationality, marital status,...
by Jeanette Taylor | Apr 25, 2016 | Writing Tips
Editing an Early Draft of a Memoir, Biography or Family History Here’s some questions to guide your review of an early draft of a scene, or any nonfiction writing. These questions will focus your attention on story flow and structure, rather than the picky...
by Jeanette Taylor | Apr 4, 2016 | Writing Tips
Where to Start with Writing Memoir or Family History You’ve got a story that snaps with vigor in your imagination—but you can’t seem to get started writing. Sound familiar? This is the issue—above all others—that stymies students in Annette’s and I’s writing...
by Jeanette Taylor | Feb 2, 2016 | Writing Tips
A ‘Theme’ Identifies the Heart of the Story Theme is a nebulous force. You know what the story is about: Jane leaves Bill for another — and finds she’s made a mistake. That’s the ‘Premise,’ but the theme underlies that....
