Posted on November 8, 2022 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
C.S. Lakin feels very strongly about the value of bringing a setting to life in fiction. And on her Live...
Posted on October 26, 2022 at 9:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
One of my favorite activities as a child was creating a "town" in the basement, where all of my various...
Posted on September 28, 2022 at 9:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
You know not to create a laundry list of what's in a given space in your novel. But on the...
Posted on September 27, 2022 at 10:45 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Location, location, location isn't just commentary on real estate prices. It's also something to consider in your fiction, particularly if...
Posted on August 3, 2022 at 9:44 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
If you’ve ever experienced nostalgia for a restaurant, a vacation spot, a loved one’s home, or any other physical setting,...
Posted on May 28, 2022 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
It can be hard to keep on top of all the blogs and news sources that aim to help writers....
Posted on April 28, 2022 at 9:40 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Today is the birthday of one of the most beloved Southern writers in American history: Harper Lee. So it seemed...
Posted on March 30, 2022 at 9:02 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Most authors likely know that giving short shrift to their scenes' settings can weaken their writing. Not to be dramatic,...
Posted on November 13, 2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Characters aren’t the only elements of your story for which you need to choose names. There are businesses, sometimes, and...
Posted on October 26, 2021 at 12:19 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
The October edition of Desmond’s Drops pays special attention to the question of desire in characters. In the first two...
