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Relevance and the Math Business

by Vicki Hinze | Oct 1, 2011 | On Writing

WARNING: This is a no-edit zone… Relevance and the Math Business © 2011, Vicki Hinze Most writers aren’t fond of math. We’re into words. And yet in our industry many are all about the math. Math over content often decides what gets published, and...

Dirty Tricks

by Vicki Hinze | Sep 26, 2011 | On Writing

WARNING: This is a no-edit zone… In the race for topping the list in rankings, many authors are reporting dirty tricks being played against them. These tricks are purportedly playing out in a variety of ways and authors naturally are concerned about them....

WRITING FROM OUR MOST HONEST PLACE

by Vicki Hinze | Sep 25, 2011 | On Writing

Much of writing is done in isolation. Inside her own head, the author embarks on a journey and pours out the fears and struggles and hopes and dreams of people who live only inside her mind. Yet those fears and struggles and hopes and dreams often are seated...

MISTAKES WE MAKE: PART 11

by Vicki Hinze | Sep 25, 2011 | On Writing

KNOWING WHAT WE NEED #4 NURTURING We learn from the cradle to be considerate of others. To be compassionate. Sympathetic. To care about things beyond ourselves and not be self-absorbed, selfish. We’re taught to be modest and humble and meek. Not to boast or brag, not...

INTRODUCING MULTIPLE CHARACTERS SIMULTANEOUSLY

by Vicki Hinze | Sep 25, 2011 | On Writing

Q. I’m introducing 7 characters simultaneously in a Civil War book. Some are white, some are people of color. I want to respect all characters and not resort to “s/he was white, s/he was a person of color.” How can I do this? A. As well as...

THE AGE OF RAGE

by Vicki Hinze | Sep 25, 2011 | On Writing

©2008, Vicki Hinze WARNING: This is a no-edit zone… Writers connect characters to readers through emotions. That makes it vital to understand them. Otherwise, the odds diminish of depicting them accurately or of...