Last week I had a day that represented my life well. In the morning, I worked on an article for the Idaho Statesman’s Business Insider. My biweekly column is called Words at Work, and I have been given great latitude in topics. Sometimes I talk about common errors in business writing, sometimes about grammar, sometimes about interesting words and their etymology. (more…)
Playing around at Bouchercon 2012 with another Idaho author, Conda Douglas, wielding the weapon
Kathy at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Bouchercon 2012
“There are three rules to writing fiction. Unfortunately, no one can agree on what they are.”
– Somerset Maugham
We may never agree, but writers can and do argue endlessly about those rules. Prologues seem to be a frequent subject of discussion, and a major concern to beginning writers. What’s the big deal? Do prologues enrich good writing or are they useless appendages, to be cut off whenever they sprout? (more…)
