Monthly Archives: March 2018

Imprecise Words and Their Allies by David Gullen

Posted on 27 March 2018 by

I have fulminated about this at least once before. I’ve been doing a fair amount of critical reading recently and while my opinions on many things have changed over the years the ways some words are used still bug me … Continue reading →

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Are You a Plotter, a Pantser — or a Puzzler? By Ruth Nestvold

Posted on 19 March 2018 by

Most writers have heard the question before: “Are you a plotter, or are you a pantser?” In other words, do you do a lot of outlining and planning before you start writing (plotters), or do you dive into a project … Continue reading →

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Book Release Blog Tours by Mark Iles

Posted on 14 March 2018 by

I’ve been involved in blog tours for a number of years and found that in many cases there’s a confusion between this and the press release. The simple differences are that in a blog tour each posting needs to be … Continue reading →

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Milford Writers’ Retreat Retrospective – by Jacey Bedford

Posted on 5 March 2018 by

Compare and contrast First we had susnshine And then like the rest of the country, we had snow. In fact we were subjected to the storm that became known as The Beast From the East. Gale force winds combined with … Continue reading →

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