Developing Stronger Characters Through Journaling

While exciting events in a book may entertain you, it’s really the characters that grab the your attention and hold it on the page. Strong characters pull you in and keep you invested in the story, turning those pages. Creating a strong character comes from understanding who this imaginary person is inside and out, not just on the surface, and

Grow A Book: Turn Your Story Idea Into a Workable Plot

This workshop is now retired, but I have created an ebook version of it that includes all the lessons and exercises from the workshop. ***Click HERE to order from Amazon*** (Also available at several other major online ebook retailers such as Kobo, B&N, and iBooks). Kick-start a new writing project, or breathe life into an old one! Do you have

How to Design and Teach an Online Workshop

This two-week workshop begins with an overview of why you would want to create and teach an online workshop, and covers these topics: 1. Developing a workshop topic 2. Identifying your audience 3. Designing a lesson plan 4. Interacting with your students 5. Designing exercises for your students 6. Your workshop proposal 7. Technical aspects of online teaching (e.g. Yahoogroups,

Microsoft Word for Writers

This workshop is currently retired, but you can purchase the 100-page lesson book in PDF format via Paypal for only $10.00. (A $20 savings over the usual workshop price!) The PDF lesson book contains every lesson from the workshop, complete with illustrated instructions for all versions of Word between 1997 and 2013. The convenient PDF format is compatible with the

Mighty Oaks From Little Acorns Grow – Authors in Bloom Blog Hop

Have you ever tried to grow your own oak tree from an acorn? It’s not as easy as you might think, but it’s not too difficult either. After all, Mother Nature has been doing it successfully for a pretty long time. 😀 So far, I’ve managed to grow two healthy oak trees, and I’m working on my third this year.