Authors, there’s no shortcut!
Don’t ALL artists need years of practise before going public? Since the advent of self-publishing, writers seem to be the only artists often thinking they can just skip and shortcut…
On mourning a failed story …
… and saving it again It happens to all of us. No matter where in our career we are, how long we’ve been doing this, professionally or not, no matter…
Story first — kill your darlings!?
The thin line between accuracy and boredom To be honest with you, I never understood the often-cited dictum of “kill your darlings” in writing. Every writer has them, just like…
How do I orchestrate my own love scenes?
How to write sex with style, Part 5: The practice! Making a love scene come alive (no porn-vocabulary, no fetish, no Kama Sutra and little dirty talk needed) Yesterday I…
Cooking up a hot and tasty three-course meal …
… tickle your readers’ taste buds with mouth-watering love scenes: Part 3 of “How to write sex with style” Starter, main and dessert You, the writer, are the cook of…
The art of seduction, or …
… Slow equals sexy! Last week I spoke about How to resist the temptation of a new, shiny story idea’s flirtatious advances — at least for the time of your…
When temptation knocks, or …
… How to stay happily married to your current Work in Progress! My workload currently consists of the aforementioned Works in Progress. And because life threw its usual chaos at…
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