Maria McKenzie

Don't look back: Something may be gaining on you." Satchel Paige U.S. baseball player, 1906-1982 Today I'd like to focus on one...

Think of your plot as a blank linen canvas stretched over a stiff wooden frame, and your dialogue as the oil paint you will use to create a ...

Writers have been hearing about the importance of 'showing' for so long that they've begun to forget the value of 'telling...

"A dialogue is more than two monologues." Max Kampelman My favorite part of fiction writing is dialogue. It serves many purposes. ...

"There's nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and open a vein." Walter Wellesley "Red" Smith M...

Anne Lamott "Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. It will keep you cramped and insane your whole life....

Men and women are different--especially where communication is concerned! Ever struggle with gender specific dialogue in your fiction writin...

Tom Hiddleston as Loki in  The Avengers "O villain, villain, smiling, damned villain!"  William Shakespeare (Hamlet, I, v, 106) Th...

Gone With the Wind  is  a movie that's just as phenomenal as the book it's  based on. But have you noticed that's not always the...

"There's nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and open a vein." Walter Wellesley "Red" Smith...

Stephen King is extraordinary, a master storyteller. Back around 1986, I read my first Stephen King book,  Pet Sematary , a gripping novel...

"Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass." Anton Chekhov We've all read craft bo...

Writers have been hearing about the importance of 'showing' for so long that they've begun to forget the value of 'telling...

"When I say humor is a great addition to most any piece, I mean humor that's actually, well...funny."  Robert Masello from  ...

Not great, but it's only the first draft... Here are ten hard-hitting writing tips from Cody Delistraty's article  21 Harsh B...

Writing Tips From 24 I just discovered that the television program 24 is available on Amazon Prime. I loved that show and just mig...