Laughter Lifts the Heart
Several years into it, and this blog still refuses to be categorized. It's eclectic and includes everything from writing posts to snippets from my ordinary life. Welcome to this crazy place. You're bound to find something you like.
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Give the Lady a Ride
A Circle Bar Ranch Novel 1
The Final Ride
A Circle Bar Ranch Novel 2
Ride to the Altar
A Circle Bar Ranch Novel 3
Circle Bar Ranch Coloring Book
The Cowboys
A Southern Season
Skydiving to Love: a Novella
The Cat Lady’s Secret
Writing in Obedience
A Christian Writers Guide
Tag Archives: James Scott Bell
Revisions: Transforming Sand into Castles
For authors, this is one of the most encouraging quotes around, along with all the ones that remind us our first draft is supposed to be imperfect. Rough. Bird-cage worthy. As professional authors know, you can’t edit a blank page. … Continue reading
Posted in editing, write tips, Writing, Writing How-To Books, Writing Tips
Tagged edits, James Scott Bell, revisions, Revisions & Self-Editing, self-editing
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Structuring Your Novel
Look what I got in the mail! Structuring Your Novel, another excellent manual by the remarkable Katie Weiland! And guess what?! She dedicated it to — well, the Lord first, which makes perfect sense, but then to me! Brought tears to … Continue reading
Charisma!
charisma or charism (kəˈrɪzmə, ˈkærɪzəm) — n 1. a special personal quality or power of an individual making him capable of influencing or inspiring large numbers of people 2. a quality inherent in a thing which inspires great enthusiasm and devotion Even the World English Dictionary can’t provide a concrete definition of charisma–it’s a “quality” or “power.” It’s that thing that makes someone magnetic, alluring, “star-quality.” Finding an illustration for it was difficult this morning, because … Continue reading
Posted in Writing, Writing Tips
Tagged Adair Lara, charisma, James Scott Bell, Terry Burns, tone, voice, Writer's Digest, Writing, Writing Tips
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The Objective of Bell’s LOCK–Expanded
I’ve been working on Give the Lady a Ride’s rewrite, and step one was reading this book by James Scott Bell. Bell has two books in the Write Great Fiction Series. The other is Plot & Structure where he introduces … Continue reading
Posted in Authors, Writing How-To Books, Writing Tips
Tagged James Scott Bell, LOCK, Objectives, Plot & Structure, Revision & Self-Editing
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Give the Lady a Ride–the Rewrite
Lately I’ve been haunted by a phrase I remember reading somewhere: “The first draft of a book is the author telling himself the story.” For anyone who writes, especially us seat-of-the-pansters, that sentence ought to be forefront in our minds–we … Continue reading
Posted in Writing How-To Books, Writing Tips
Tagged editing, James Scott Bell, rewriting, Writing
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Linda W. Yezak 