by kobowritinglife | Aug 27, 2019 | Self-Publishing, The Craft of Writing, Tips
As a writer of study guides on literature, I find the varied approaches authors use to conjure setting quite fascinating. I’ve come to understand the techniques that effectively draw readers in, which I want to share with you all by analyzing some great literary...
by kobowritinglife | Feb 5, 2019 | Self-Publishing, The Craft of Writing, Tips
By Angela Ackerman Show, Don’t Tell is one of those writerly phrases thrown out often enough that many writers can’t help but roll their eyes when they hear it. And I get it; the concept is drilled into us from the moment we crack open our first craft book or settle...
by kobowritinglife | Nov 3, 2017 | Self-Publishing, The Craft of Writing
By Angela Ackerman When it comes to acknowledging what hurts us, the old saying, Deny, deny, deny! comes to mind. Why? Because in real life we don’t want to appear weak, so when we suffer emotional pain, we often stuff it down deep and paste on a smile as if...
by kobowritinglife | Mar 17, 2017 | The Craft of Writing, Tips
by Chris Mandeville The other day I was talking to another writer about the young adult time travel story I’m writing. Her first question was, “Do you have the book English Through the Ages?” I didn’t, but at her encouragement I got one immediately. The minute...
by kobowritinglife | Jul 5, 2016 | Self-Publishing, The Craft of Writing, Tips
By Angela Ackerman Many authors, when in the throes of scene planning, are all about the action. They know who the players are, what they feel, and what needs to happen. With those three biggies squared away, it’s really just a matter of pounding out the words,...
