I was born in Massachusetts and lived there until I was five when my dad’s job transferred him to North Carolina. We lived in a small town about an hour west of Boston in a house that was originally built in the 1800s as the town’s fire station. During World War II, the home’s cupolaContinue reading “Story Setting Matters”
Category Archives: Writing Craft
How to Keep Your Story on Track
This month, I’ve written about how to stay on track with your drafts, revisions, queries, and using self-care because after all, you can’t keep writing if you’re burned out. Today, however, I want to talk about craft. How do we keep our stories on track? The short answer? Story trajectory. Your story’s trajectory is theContinue reading “How to Keep Your Story on Track”