Wednesday, March 25

Anatomy of a book: parts and their purposes

Wednesday, March 25, 2015 Laurel Garver
How well do you know the parts of a book and their names and functions? Below I've gathered a list of the most common elements in a printed book. Photo credit: pschubert from morguefile.com Front...

Tuesday, March 17

Teen me: a St. Patrick's Day reminiscence

Tuesday, March 17, 2015 Laurel Garver
Dublin photo by flokke from morguefile.com Just for fun, I thought I'd post an entry from one of my high school journals describing my experiences marching in...

Wednesday, March 11

The door to great telling details: your character's fridge

Wednesday, March 11, 2015 Laurel Garver
Jane opens Brenna’s fridge and sees neat rows of French mineral water, bins stuffed with fresh veggies, and hiding behind a row of organic condiments, a half-eaten shoo-fly...

Wednesday, March 4

Are you letting your imagination starve?

Wednesday, March 04, 2015 Laurel Garver
I know loads of writers who pore over every writing craft book they can get their hands on, but who nonetheless can't seem to get a story off the ground. Why is that? They...
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