Use the Unusual
As writers, we work incessantly to find the perfect hook to grab an audience. We fine tune our first chapter until we can quote it verbatim. But…once we’ve hooked them, we must keep their attention for hours on end. Fine-tuned prose, exciting characters and interesting settings are vital for an author’s success. The push-pull of challenges and decisions of said characters take our readers on a roller-coaster ride as they turn pages to see what happens next. They are expecting
Plastic Flowers
I hated the plastic flowers that were popular when I was young. They looked cheap, artificial and were hard to the touch. I informed my family that when I die, I don’t want any plastic flowers. My brother-in-law, bless his soul, made it his mission to find plastic flowers to give me every Christmas. It made me wish I’d never mentioned my dislike for the fake blooms. I learned it was better to keep my preferences to myself. When I began writing, I created a world of real chara
