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...
Calling All Critiques: Second Week Wrap-Up
Thank you to everyone who has participated so far in Calling All Critiques, whether you were a submitting author or a critiquer or just stopped by the blogs to see what was going on. The second week’s Rafflecopter random giveaway of two eBooks and a $10 Amazon gift...
Calling All Critiques: Entry #14
This is the final day of 500 word excerpts for Calling All Critiques! Thank you to all who participated - we hope you found the critiques you received useful. Next week we'll have book covers in need of critiques, so stay tuned! Don't forget to enter our raffle to...
Calling All Critiques: Entry #6
Thank you, C. Angeles Wolf, for submitting your 500 word entry to Calling All Critiques! We are so happy to post your work and give feedback. To all those interested in critiquing the work below, please be constructive, proactive, and helpful. Not all feedback has to...