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HOW-TO CREATE CREDIBILITY
WARNING: This is a no-edit zone... Remember how I said that questions tend to come in clusters. Well, the current cluster relates to credibility and events, all of which relate...
PROLOGUES AND FLASHBACKS: LIABILITY OR ASSET?
WARNING: This is a no-edit zone... Is the Prologue or the Flashback an asset or a liability? Seems like a simple question, doesn’t it? But this is a case when what seems to be...
HOMETOWN TRAGEDY
WARNING: This is a no-edit zone... Yesterday, a man was murdered. He was a deputy sheriff--the first from our town to be shot and killed while on duty. A man, it appears, had...
IN MEMORY: KRISTY DYKES
Yesterday, fans lost an author who touched many hearts. Losing a loved one is never easy on those left behind, but Kristy’s hero wrote a lovely tribute that attests to much worth...
THRILLERFEST AND ICRS
WARNING: This is a no-edit zone... I feel I should add to that warning: I’m worn out and slightly dizzy from all the travels/activity. I should also add, I’m giddy. Why?...
HOW AND WHY WRITERS DO WHAT THEY DO
WARNING: This is a no-edit zone... As writers, we’re asked many questions. Some from and of ourselves, many more from others. One question seems perpetual for the frequency...
WRITER BEWARE
WARNING: This is a no-edit zone... I’ve been neck-deep in putting together a new series, but received a head’s up this morning and wanted to share it with those of you who are...
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME
WARNING: This is a no-edit zone... Yesterday, a writer came to me deflated, disillusioned and all but devastated. Her work had been ripped to shreds by a group of fellow...
WHAT’S IN YOUR BODY OF WORK?
WARNING: This is a no-edit zone... I love and collect quotes. I came across one a couple days ago that totally speaks to the writer in me: "In every work of...
IN MEMORY
In memory Beverly and Louis, mother and son. My prayers are with you and yours. Blessings, Vicki PS to my readers. Due to the family emergency above, I’m going to be unavailable...
WRITERS’ ZONE
An announcement... The Aids4Writers Program has a new name: Writers’ Zone. Back when I started this group, the AIDs disease was relatively obscure and not really on the...
THE POWER OF HOPE
WARNING: This is a no-edit zone... Hope is a fragile thing. It is also enduring and powerful and, as the saying goes, it springs eternal. But none of that means that hope can’t...
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Writers and Faith–Part 1
Writers and Faith: A Journey Part 1 By Vicki Hinze More than a few authors were discussing feeling murky...
Analysis Paralysis
ANALYSIS PARALYSIS By Vicki Hinze A great tool for those in business who want to stay in business is analysis,...
