#TipfulTuesday Scene Setting Tips (The bridge in the photo is significant for this topic...read to the end to see why) When the story...

I read another chapter of Donald Maass's book,  The Fire In Fiction , and it was all about setting. When I think about setting, I usua...

Hatfield photo borrowed from: http://www.timetravel-britain.com/articles/houses/hatfield.shtml Here at the alley we are spending the ...

One of the reasons I love writing contemporary romance so much is that I don't have to worry so much about period-specific clothes, cus...

Hi, AlleyPals! Laurie here :) Today it's my privilege to welcome one of my dear friends, debut author Sally Bradley. She recently celeb...

I've been thinking a lot about settings. The reason: we're planning a move to a different state. I've become an ultimate researc...

A couple weeks ago, my husband and I drove to Charleston to celebrate our anniversary. We'd never been to Charleston before, and to ...

A few days ago I finished reading a book of interviews with writers. All of them are successful Australian authors who've written best...