by Anita Stratos, Proof Positive editor It sounds counterintuitive, doesn’t it? Writing courses are supposed to help build your writing career with insights into style, content, character development, and all the other things needed for a good novel. They also offer a...
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Why Freelance Writing is Your Creative Writing Inspiration
by Anita Stratos, Proof Positive editor One thing I’ve noticed about the writing world – it likes to separate itself into groups. I’m not talking about genres. Two of the main groups I’ve noticed are “Writing for Hire” and “Creative Writing”, and members of each can...
Intention vs. Reality in Writing
“But Your Honor, I intended to help that little old lady across the street. Her purse handle just happened to loop over my arm, and I didn’t realize it was there until I was several blocks away and that cop tackled me!” Do you think any judge in the world would...
Celebrities Are Off Limits. Here’s Why.
The next time you're going to include a celebrity name in your book, DON'T DO IT, even if it's flattering! You could be sued for something you didn't even know you were implying. In the French book La première chose qu’on regard, author Grégoire Delacourt included...
Meet Author Michelle Diana Lowe
"Fearless" is the best word to describe Michelle Diana Lowe's just-published book, The Glass Heart Girl. Lowe's incredible book breaks barriers rarely crossed in such detail with grace and honesty you won't readily find elsewhere. The Glass Heart Girl was just...
Meet Author Kevin Zdrill
It’s not easy to craft a story that seamlessly weaves together disparate lives and situations, each in their own world yet ultimately affecting each other. But Kevin Zdrill has done this flawlessly in his book Crazy, Mixed-Up World, a novel whose characters and...
Meet Author Joseph Murphy
We're happy to share with you this in-depth interview with fantasy author and activist Joseph Murphy. ~~~ Did you originally plan to have two separate series instead of one series, or did that decision come after you wrote Council of Peacocks? Did you plan for your...
Meet Author Charlie Moore
Action, danger, political corruption - you can't find a better book with all these things than Charlie Moore's Against The Clock. It gives the TV series 24 a run for its money. You won't be able to stop reading it. You'll find yourself sneaking in a few pages before...
Meet Author Dahlia Savage
The popular TV show Scandal is nothing compared to Dahlia Savage's new book, Indiscretion. Just published today, Indiscretion is Dahlia's premier novella, and what a dramatic, absorbing piece of fiction it is! I read this in just a couple of hours - and then reread it...
How (Not) to Write a Novel
I always sing author Quanie Miller's praises because she's such an outstanding writer. In fact, I did a fun and interesting interview with her in 2013 about her premier book It Ain't Easy Being Jazzy. As the owner of Proof Positive, I am proud to be featured on her...