by Penny Freeman | Sep 29, 2014 | Uncategorized
Join the excitement as we lead up to the October 4th release of Accidental Apprentice by Anika Arrington. Follow along with these excellent bloggers for reviews, interviews, and a chance to win exciting prizes. Monday, 9/29: Excerpt – JC’s Book Haven Tuesday,...
by Penny Freeman | Sep 25, 2014 | Editor's Notes, Writing
BY MCKENNA GARDNER See? I can even catch your attention in a title. How do you draw a reader in with one word? One line? One sentence? One paragraph is pushing it. You better have them sucked in completely by then. Otherwise, unless their friends recommended your...
by Penny Freeman | Sep 23, 2014 | Editor's Notes, Writing
BY ELIZABETH GILLILAND A few weeks ago on the X blog I wrote about the art of writing strong female characters. Just to show that fair is fair, I’ve decided that today we need to discuss the art of writing a compelling leading man. In a conversation with a group of...
by Penny Freeman | Sep 19, 2014 | Uncategorized
COMING OCTOBER 4, 2014 Nations rise and fall by the power of magic and the wizards who wield it. Find Arrington on the...
by Penny Freeman | Sep 18, 2014 | Editor's Notes
BY TERRI WAGNER What Did You Mean? An editor and a writer go into a bar . . . Heard that one yet? It ends badly for both. Why? Irony. The two people most likely to have appropriate, effective words at their disposal, don’t! They make rookie mistakes. When the editor...
