writing

  • How to Name a Fictional Location

    Different authors take different approaches to the settings of their historical romance. I generally prefer to invent fictional towns or villages so that I’m free to make up the details as needed. For example, “Castle Rock Cove” is loosely inspired… Continue reading

    How to Name a Fictional Location

  • Publishing with a Small Press, Part 3

    In the first post of this series, I talked about why writers might want to work with a small press rather than querying agents or self-publishing. In my second post, I wrote about the disadvantages of working with a small… Continue reading

  • Dialogue Tags vs. Action Tags

    Today, the writing community on Threads was full of discussion about the proper punctuation marks for action tags. After reading through some of the comments, I decided to write a quick post about the difference between dialogue tags and action… Continue reading