by Amy Deardon | Dec 29, 2024 | Uncategorized
We celebrated a wonderful Christmas this year. My husband and I hosted some guests overnight and had a small party on Christmas Day. Opening presents opened my eyes to a behavior we might all want to be careful about. Like all of our guests, one of them was quiet,... by Amy Deardon | Dec 12, 2024 | Uncategorized
Today’s blog goes under the category of be careful because you never know. Yesterday I started a Productivity course by bestselling novelist Jessica Brody at Writing Mastery (www.writingmastery.com). As an aside she offers some wonderful courses on this website...
by Amy Deardon | Apr 23, 2024 | Recipes
I’m getting ready for another conference next week, then after that am looking forward to dialing down the pressure and just writing. I am working on my novel ReachDeep which has a ways to go but looks good. I also have roughs for two prequels I hope to put up...
by Amy Deardon | Mar 31, 2024 | Uncategorized
The plot describes the outward shape of your story. This is what people usually think of for a “story,” and what they will describe to you when you ask what a book or film is about. Unlike nonfiction in which you clearly present the material without leaving hanging...
by Amy Deardon | Mar 31, 2024 | Uncategorized
An art teacher ran an experiment in his ceramics class. He divided the class into two groups. One would receive their final grade based on the quantity of pots they were able to make: for example, 50 pounds was worth an A, 40 pounds a B, and so forth. The other half...
