Monthly Archives: January 2012

FINDING STUFF ONLINE

Posted on January 30, 2012 by veldabrotherton

Sometimes we need to know some of the strangest things, or we require something and have no idea where to find it. It constantly amazes me how many questions Google can answer. I once thought that I could only look … Continue reading →

Posted in ask Google, finding trivia, movie trivia, publish articles and stories online, reading Kindle on PC, stock photos, tv trivia, using search engines, Velda Brotherton | 5 Comments

DEALING WITH CODEINE, WORD AND WORK

Posted on January 23, 2012 by veldabrotherton

It’s difficult to get the brain working while on codeine and other stuff made especially to kill germs. Because I’m rarely sick, even the common cold comes as a surprise, so this bout with bronchitis really knocked me for a … Continue reading →

Posted in formatting to Kindle, indenting first line in Word, paranormal mainstream, Stone Heart's Woman, western historical romance, Wolf Song, Word | 4 Comments

SENSE OF PLACE – HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH?

Posted on January 16, 2012 by veldabrotherton

I love to write description. It makes me more comfortable with my story. But, how much is enough? As writers we’re often told to include sense of place in our work. So we promptly get busy and write reams of … Continue reading →

Posted in action, author intrusion, characterization, description, omniscience, POV, sense of place, Velda Brotherton | 4 Comments

PROPER ENGLISH AIN’T PROPER WRITING

Posted on January 9, 2012 by veldabrotherton

Not to insult anyone, but I’ll bet I’m going to. Over the many years I’ve written and helped oversee a writer’s critique group, I’ve notice something very odd. English majors, teachers, etc., have a hard time writing fiction. Now, before … Continue reading →

Posted in creative writing, critiquing fiction, English teachers and fiction, genre writing, rules of grammar in fiction, sense of place, using the five senses in fiction, Velda Brotherton | 5 Comments

FROM NEW YORK TO KINDLE

Posted on January 3, 2012 by veldabrotherton

A bit over 17 years ago, my first nonfiction and a western romance were published. The nonfiction found a home with a small, regional publisher, but the historical western landed on its feet strongly at Penguin/Topaz in New York. For … Continue reading →