On Writing | Vicki Hinze

Secrets to Writing the Thematic Novel Series

by Vicki Hinze | May 16, 2015 | On Writing

Secrets to Writing the Thematic Novel Series By Vicki Hinze When writers write a series of related novels, they often opt to connect the books by characters, setting, or circumstance. For example, my Seascape series is set in a Bed and...

The Lowdown on Loyalty

by Vicki Hinze | May 14, 2015 | On Writing

One who accepts loyalty without giving it rarely deserves it. –Vicki Hinze We used to hear a lot about loyalty. About how you repay kindness with kindness and...

New Author Release Celebration

by Vicki Hinze | May 2, 2015 | On Writing

When you’ve been writing for a while and you’re open to mentoring, you get a lot of questions from other writers and from those just starting out and trying to get a grip on the many facets of writing and writing to sell books. It’s a...

A Guest Post by Maureen Lang on Independent Publishing

by Vicki Hinze | Apr 29, 2015 | On Writing

While I haven’t typically included guest posts in my blogs, I saw enormous benefit in including this one. Writers are more than interested in independent publishing (affectionately dubbed indie publishing), so I sought the perspective of a seasoned writer who is...

Everyday Heroes

by Vicki Hinze | Apr 14, 2015 | Default, On Writing

We all have our visions of what a hero looks like. We’re all right and probably wrong because, with our preconceived notions, we often overlook the Hero Next Door, the everyday hero, and that hero is often the very one who makes a lifelong impact on...

National Encourage a Young Writer Day

by Vicki Hinze | Apr 10, 2015 | Default, On Writing

NATIONAL ENCOURAGE A YOUNG WRITER DAY by Vicki Hinze Today in the U.S., we’re celebrating National Encourage a Young Writer Day. And that has a lot of people asking why we need to encourage young writers, or any writers, for that matter. The answer why is simple ....