Category Archives: Writers

Stuff you never knew about ….

Posted on October 13, 2014 by veldabrotherton

Reading and Writing are what I do best, but here are random facts about my life from a posting in July, 2007. What is in bold was added today. 1. From the deck of our house we see a creek … Continue reading →

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From Whose Head is Your Story?

Posted on October 6, 2014 by veldabrotherton

This first section is reprinted from March 2, 2007 Blog Realizing the importance of this subject, I decided to repost several of my blogs which go deep into point of view for writers who continue to have problems. Hope this … Continue reading →

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Lying or Telling the Truth: A Writer’s Life

Posted on June 17, 2014 by veldabrotherton

Odd how easy it is to write fiction. Just create a character, put her in jeopardy and off we go. Her life changes, she has adventures, meets new people, perhaps changes her own and someone else’s life. But sit down … Continue reading →

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What’s talking got to do with Writing

Posted on May 12, 2014 by veldabrotherton

  People, especially avid readers, often want to know something about the lives of writers. Not only how or why we write books but all about our other life. The one we manage to find in the scant few hours … Continue reading →

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Confessions of an Aging Writer

Posted on October 2, 2013 by veldabrotherton

It happened so fast I didn’t have time to prepare myself. One day I was in my Fifties and happily writing away, beginning to get published and having a grand old time. Oh, I was having all kinds of fun. … Continue reading →

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Workshop Reveals Ideas

Posted on September 28, 2009 by veldabrotherton

Twice a year I hold a workshop at Ozark Folkways. Attendance has mushroomed since we first began doing this. Saturday, Sept. 26 we arrived with an enrollment of 25, but two fell out because something came up, so I had … Continue reading →

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Tenses make me tense

Posted on September 7, 2009 by veldabrotherton

Often new writers mix up their tenses until the veins in my temple throb. Present tense is one of the most difficult to maintain throughout the entire story. The first time the writer has to return briefly to a past … Continue reading →

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Come Down off Your Mountain

Posted on August 17, 2009 by veldabrotherton

Once I resided on the side of a mountain here in the Ozarks without many contacts. I went to the store or the post office and greeted people in our small town when we met, but other than that I … Continue reading →

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Persistence is the key

Posted on November 10, 2008 by veldabrotherton

If anything can be said about the craft of writing and building a career in the field, it’s that what eventually brings success is not so much talent as persistence. All the talent in the world will get you nowhere … Continue reading →

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Writing Hair Raising Suspense

Posted on August 25, 2008 by veldabrotherton

Before we get into writing hair-raising suspense, let’s determine the difference between suspense and mystery, because that’s important. In a mystery the hero pursues the killer, in a suspense a killer pursues the hero. Well, that’s pretty simple, but a … Continue reading →

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