New York Times bestseller romance writer Brenda Novak is at it again. For the sixth year, Brenda is raising money at her Annual Online Auction for Diabetes Research. Her youngest son was diagnosed with Type 1 at five years old. Last year she raised nearly $280,000 and is hoping to break that record this year. If successful, her grand total will reach over $1 million toward finding a cure through the Diabetes Research Institute at the University of Miami. All cash donations are tax deductible.The …
A Balanced Relationship with Your Writing
One of the most exciting aspects of writing is what we learn about ourselves in the process.I work primarily with fiction writers, memoirists and screenwriters. I also support non-fiction writers through the process of finishing. Though the writer I post about today is non-fiction, her problem and her solution fit for any writer, fiction and non-fiction.I've been working with this writer for months. Throughout that entire time, she has had tremendous resistance to actually sitting down and …
Deepest Gratitude
For the second year running, Plot Whisperer blog is awarded 101 Best Websites for Writers by Writers Digest magazine -- quite a thrill.Last year, we fit in Publishing Resources which resulted in a shift in my own personal take on this blog. In order to be published, writers need a solid structure and sound plot for their novels, memoirs, and screenplays. I got it....To read more: Best Websites for Writers by Writer's Digest This year, we fall under Writing Advice. I am in the company of 16 other …
Love Letter to a Writer
Dear Writer,You have passed into the Middle of your journey with this project. The moment you began writing, you entered the exotic new world of writing. Yes, you've written before now but that was before you had a plot, let alone several, and a plan. You left behind the uncertainty, the blind pursuit of a dream. Now, you know where you are going and why. Promise me something.Promise me you'll steer clear of your own ego in this brave new world you've entered. An ego wants something. See …
Moves a Character Makes at the Climax
Interesting dilemma in a recent plot consultation -- the protagonist (a 12 year-old in a middle grade fantasy novel) kills the evil queen, her mother, at the Climax. Now, before you react, let me explain. Turns out in the Resolution the woman she kills is not actually her mother. Whew! Still, the reveal comes too late to justify the killing as the story is written now. This age-group, heck, any age group, for the protagonist to do such a deed, the mother must be evil incarnate -- which the queen …
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