Tuesday, February 25

Howdy, 'allo, Yo: Five tips for researching dialect

Tuesday, February 25, 2014 Laurel Garver
My book in progress occurs largely in north central Pennsylvania, where I grew up. However, I've lived my entire adult life in Philadelphia, so I've forgotten some things, especially...

Tuesday, February 18

Making the old new again

Tuesday, February 18, 2014 Laurel Garver
You hear it all the time in publishing: "we want fresh takes on what's familiar." What does that mean exactly? Readers want to be delightedly surprised, not left scratching their...

Tuesday, February 11

Those elusive aha moments

Tuesday, February 11, 2014 Laurel Garver
Have you ever been struck at an odd time with a solution to a plot or character problem that's been niggling at you for weeks? I was actually awakened in the early morning by...

Friday, February 7

New tool for sound-alikes

Friday, February 07, 2014 Laurel Garver
It's phonics Friday, and because I'm currently down with an ice-slipping injury, I'm keeping it short today. Instead of doing my usual homophone clarity session, I thought I'd...

Tuesday, February 4

Inner pain and the myth of "safety"

Tuesday, February 04, 2014 Laurel Garver
Many of us have suffered great difficulties and hardships, and as a result we've developed an internal organ for processing pain I call The Inner Fist. The Inner Fist clamps around...
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