Thursday, June 30, 2011

LINK: http://exm.nr/senses-LV
Writers have the opportunity to use all of the six senses when describing people, locations and events. Many just employ sight and perhaps one or two more. Senses perk up the writing and make everything seem more interesting.

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MORGAN ST. JAMES
www.morganstjames-author.com
www.silversistersmysteries.com

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

http://ping.fm/DxEYw This is an intimate conference at the Orleans Hotel in Las Vegas with excellent workshops and panels, July 14-17. You can still register. Read all about it.

Friday, June 24, 2011

http://ping.fm/bjlju Tips for giving interviews. Do you want to be perceived as dynamic or ho-hum? MORGAN ST. JAMES www.morganstjames-author.com

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

http://ping.fm/vP7qK Dan Poynter has become a guru of self-publishing. Greater Los Angeles Writers Society will host his presentation on July 9.

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

http://elliot-LV Sydnee Elliot has an upcoming book, Polly's Wild Ride. She is a teriffic author, so watch for it.

Friday, June 17, 2011

http:exm.nr/pacing2-LA Hey your fiction writers out there: have you ever felt the story was running away with you and speeding toward the conclusion or solutions too fast. Slowing things down in a manner the reader embraces is a wonderful tool. Check it out. Morgan St. James, www.morganstjames-author.com

Thursday, June 16, 2011

http://ping.fm/0UdKF Arguments are great plot devices when used sparingly. Depending upon the character’s nature and the genre of the book, a well-placed argument has the power to advance the story while making the characters seem more real. MORGAN ST. JAMES
L.A. and Las Vegas Writing Examiner -www.examiner.com
www.morganstjames-author.com

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

http://ping.fm/IT8Ds Bookstore moves from 1,000 s.f. to 10,000 s.f. in downtown L.A. Keep bookstores alive

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

http://ping.fm/QrKb0 Visit my blog where I talk about anything that comes to mind. Today, praise for Southwest Airlines and the beginning of a new Silver Sisters crime caper.

Thursday, June 9, 2011

http://exm.nr/covers-LV Today's Tricks of the Trade is all about book covers.

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

http://exm.nr/sylvia-LA Sylvia Dickey Smith hosts radio show "Writing Strong Women"

Monday, June 6, 2011

http://exm.nr/rlax-LV What fun. A book about deception in Sin City that isn't what it appears to be

Friday, June 3, 2011

http://exm.nr/zombie-LA How many times have you thought you’d read a book before or seen the TV show or movie, only to discover it was a tired plot with a new face?

Thursday, June 2, 2011

http://ping.fm/3wPob Good tips to use when you are interviewed

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

http://ping.fm/f4bmC Today's Spotlight on writer, TV Commentator Anne Taylor Flemming