Holidays and the Hemingway Code

Ciao, amici! Today, I’m deviating from my Story Development and Execution series because it’s a special…

The Miracle of the Written Word

Hello S.E. friend, Gwen with you today, and I’m going to begin with a question. Why…

MKTG #21 – BookStores

Hello, SE’ers! It’s Jan here to talk about another marketing avenue for Indie Authors. Unless you…

Check This Out: Film Makers and Torch

With me on the blog today is the awe-inspiring Lyn Miller-Lachmann who is here to talk…

Poetry Day: Conspiracy Professional

Let’s be honest. You know who this is and where he’s from. (I wrote this after…

How to Use Prologues, Part 8, Outsider’s Report

Image courtesy of Tumisu via Pixabay Hi SErs! It’s a day of Harmony here at Story…

Poetry Day: Catching Snowflakes

Yahoo Image Search (Only point I want to make is that I made sure my son…

Character Development and Diversity

Hello SE readers, Gwen with you today and together we’ll review and conclude the series on…

When a Plotter and a Panster Co-Author a Novel

Hi, SEers! Welcome to a Mae Day on SE. It’s also a Staci Troilo day because…

Poetry Day: Buried Alive

Google Image Search (A small and creepy one.  Pretty self-explanatory.) I hear your steps above As…

MINI VACATIONS FOR WRITERS

Hi SEers! Denise here to talk about taking mini vacations away from writing. Sometimes, I draw…

Poetry Day: Breasts and Blood

Google Image Search (I remember this one causing a small uproar.  I’ve made posts about this…

Poetry Day: Boozing with Fiction

Yahoo Image Search (This was a fun one I put together long ago.  Wanted to see…

How to Use Prologues, Part 5, Backstory Delivery

Hi SErs! It’s a day of Harmony here at Story Empire Today, I’d like to talk…

Characters and Diversity. Part 2 – Wealth

Hello Story Empire friends, Gwen with you today. Last month I initiated a series on including…

Creating Magic Systems

Greetings Storytellers. Diana here today to talk a little about magic as part of the craft…

Poetry Day: Blame Him or Thank Him

Good Vs Evil (Homer Simpson) (Not sure what this poem was about.  God?  Religion?  I guess…

Poetry Day: Blame a Generation

Peacock that got right next to me. Sadly, a bunch of kids chased the poor thing…

Suspension of Disbelief

Hi, gang. Craig with you once again to talk about something directly related to the kind…

Poetry Day: Berserker Am I

Anger from Inside Out (People dream a lot about fear and love.  I don’t hear much…

Story Development and Execution Part 7: Pacing, Tension, and Suspense

Ciao, SEers. Today is part seven: pacing, tension, and suspense. Craig has written a couple of…

Anthologies

Hey, SE Readers. Joan with you today. In my last post, I talked about the advantages…

Poetry Day: Baby Babble

(Guess we know what was going on when I wrote this poem.) Nonsense noises And makeshift…

Advantages of Writing Short Stories

Hey, SE Readers. Joan with you today. This post is short and sweet. (Pun intended.) Let’s…

How to Use Prologues, Part 2, What A Prologue Is and Isn’t

Hi SErs! It’s a day of Harmony here at Story Empire Today, I’d like to talk…