A Protagonist’s Character Development

I haven’t posted here in what seems like ages.  I’ve been busy writing the sequel to Fractured, the first book in the Detective Maggie Flynn mystery series.  Its sequel, The Costa Affair, comes out next year and I can’t wait for you to get to know Detective Flynn, bit...

Building a Chapter

Again you get to grade my homework from my Master Class. James Patterson asked us to think of a story in our personal life and set up a chapter based on that experience. You could do the same thing for your writing spark. ♦     ♦     ♦     ♦     ♦ Driving...

Time and Place

Today’s writing spark:  Think of your favorite place and favorite time of day.  Now describe that attraction to a stranger who’s never been there before in 100 words or less.  Don’t think.  Just stream of consciousness. Here’s what I came up with: Sorrento at Sunset There’s a moment of...