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IT’S ALL IN A DAY’S WORK…
WARNING: This is a no-edit zone...Every writer goes through periods of it, and I’m neck-deep in one such period now. That is, periods where the professional To-Do list is several...
Amber Alert–Florida!
ATTENTION: There is an Amber Alert in your area.Please CLICK HERE to find out more information.Missing From: 4000th block of Shay Drive, Bartow, FLMissing Date: 9/30/2007 12:00...
BUILD A CHARACTER CAST
Inspiration for books strikes us in different ways:1. Theme/Statement2. Plot3. PeopleWhich comes first doesn’t matter much, provided the author ties the other two ways to it.Why?...
FALL FEATURE ARTICLE AND NEWSLETTER
The Fall 2007 Newsletter is up on the vickihinze.com website. So is the Fall Feature Article, Reflections, which deals with character. Enjoy!www.vickihinze.com
IT’S THAT TIME AGAIN…
Been swamped lately, but I wanted to let those interested know that it’s time to enter the International Thriller Writers annual awards. You can find all the info on their...
Yes! SUCCESS!: Part 2: If You Please
"I cannot give you the formula for success,but I can give you the formula for failure—try to please everybody." --Herbert Bayard Swope I spent the morning with a writer who was...
Yes! SUCCESS! Part 2: If You Please…
"I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure— try to please everybody." --Herbert Bayard Swope I spent the morning with a writer who was...
EMAIL CHAIN LETTERS
Email Chain Letters We all get nine gazillion of them--those email chain letters that promise bad luck, bad tidings, financial crashes and everything you can think of--and we...
YES! SUCCESS!: Part 1: WHAT DO WE WANT?
Today I’m starting a new series, Yes! Success! And I hope that whether or not you’re a writer, you’ll gain something of benefit from the posts. The ideology and methods are...
CONFERENCE: GOOD NEWS
We often hear about everything going wrong. Far less often, we hear what’s going right. So I thought I’d share a few “good news” tidbits picked up at the conference, and ask all...
YOU HAVE ENTERED A BACKUP ZONE…
You’ve written 250 pages of a 350 page book and something happens. Your hard drive is highjacked or infested with a virus/worm.Your hard drive crashes.You think, no problem, I...
VOICE: BREAK-THROUGH
I’ve been dividing my time, working on a lot of different projects lately. One project is a supernatural fantasy series. One is a suspense. One is an unrelated, quirky suspense...
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