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James M. Tabor: Meditations on Voice

By Donna Galanti

I have a treat with fellow International Thriller Writers Debut Author on today and all-around fascinating guy, James M. Tabor.  James is lauded as “the new Michael Crichton” and is the writer and host of the acclaimed national PBS series, “The Great Outdoors"...among many things. New York Times bestselling author Steve Berry notes his debut thriller THE DEEP ZONE is "Dark and terrifying. This book should come shrink-wrapped with a seat belt." James is also an award winning non-fiction Read more [...]

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What I learned from writing my first novel

By Donna Galanti

What I learned from writing my first novel Set a writing schedule. To put words on paper I had to set the alarm for 4:30AM and write in the cold and dark. Some days I didn’t feel like it. Those empty pages stared at me. But like any job some days you don’t feel like going to that either. I got my best writing done on the days I forced myself to write. Face my fear of dialogue and get over it. Once I did that I realized dialogue is fun! It brings your characters to life and gives them their Read more [...]

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More Hot Tips from the Philly Writer’s Conf: On Character

By Donna Galanti

Still lots of good stuff to report on from the Philadelphia Writer’s Conference June 3-5! More notes on character – presented by Gregory Frost, Author of ShadowBridge and many more works. Grab readers in your first para with the MC's voice. Create image of MC in our mind from the get-go. Don’t rely heavy on character description. We need their voice to build character in our mind. Don’t give reader everything in building character. Don’t stop the “movie” to explain. Avoid all urges Read more [...]

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