It is now October, the month of All Hallow's and spooks and scares. And I have a confession to make: Writing horror is scary (see how I did that? 😉  ). Also, writing comedy is, too, at least for me. So I don't feel I have a lot of relevant information to give you for… Continue reading Writing Horror
Author: cskinnaird
Writer, journalist, blogger, and editor.
Based in Florida. Loves travel and Eastern spirituality.
Writes novels, poetry, short fiction.
Make Emotions Come to Life in Your Writing
I am so, so pleased to see this topic - my main topic of this blog, basically! - appear on Writer Unboxed. This post could be considered part of my series on writing your emotional truths, really, a sortof guest post, on another blog. Here is the link: Writer Unboxed studying emotional truth. Here are… Continue reading Make Emotions Come to Life in Your Writing
Creating Your Characters
This week has kept me busy with writing, buying a new car possibly, and helping a new room mate move in. Life takes me away from this blog more than I'd like! But, since world and character building are two of my favorite things, I found this great article I'd like to share with you… Continue reading Creating Your Characters
How to Bring the Spark Back!
Great article from WU! Check it out: Link
Feel it in your bones
When the writing is good, you feel it. "You feel it in your bones," they might say in a story, as if good writing matches the creak we hear from our bones sometimes when we sit down, or kneel on a hard floor. When I revised my chapter one recently for the bazillionth time, I… Continue reading Feel it in your bones
Sam
This is the beginning of something...I'm not sure what. There might be some mystical reason her hair is white, like she's a faerie changeling...or not. I've been trying to write more YA, and do more third-person POV, since I lean towards first, so...something different. ============================ Sam Mayhorn was the only person at school with white… Continue reading Sam
Writing and Political Correctness
Wow! Just read this excellent, smart article about writing and being politically correct, and how to describe our books to others: Writing in a Trigger-Happy World
Stand Out to Agents & Editors
Currently Reading... I've been working on my novel and reading some great library books, mainly YA. I've been trying to branch out to read about non-Western cultures more. Just yesterday I finished a new take on the Peter Pan story, and today I'm starting a book about two girls in ancient Arabia. What are you… Continue reading Stand Out to Agents & Editors
Seeking A Foreign Guest Post About Writing
Guest Blog Post Extravaganza! Hi everyone, Today I was thinking it would be extremely fun to have a guest post from a foreign writer on my blog. By 'foreign' I mean anyone who is not a citizen of the United States; I do not mean a person has to speak a language other than English.… Continue reading Seeking A Foreign Guest Post About Writing
Writing From, or About, the Heart (YOUR Heart!)
Writing From the Heart If you read the mission statement page on this blog, you'll see that writing from the heart is one important point. So, what exactly is writing from the heart? I've posted about these topics in these couple of posts about writing your truth - in short, this means, writing what resounds… Continue reading Writing From, or About, the Heart (YOUR Heart!)
Typing Madly 