Month: August 2017

Originally posted on Stephanie Huesler:
Elmore Leonard, best known for countless novels and their film adaptations, such as Get Shorty, Jackie Brown and Out of Sight, was known for this gritty writing style and strong dialogues. Here are a few of his gems of advice for writers (with my comments in parentheses): “If it sounds…

Originally posted on Stephanie Huesler:
I’m probably the most organised person I know; I’m not OCD about it, I just work better when things are organised.  Writing a book means that I accumulate bits and pieces of information, research facts, website links, editing tips, formatting guidelines, historical trivia that I can integrate into my plot (but…