by Harriet Gausman | Mar 9, 2015 | Blog
In scenes with fast action – such as chases and fights – your writing style needs to reflect the speed. The words you choose, and the way you structure your sentences, can create a fast, exciting pace which takes the reader’s breath away. Sentences...
by Harriet Gausman | Mar 9, 2015 | Blog
by Writer’s Relief Suffering from submission fatigue? Writer’s Relief is happy to be here on Virtual Writers today to tell you a little bit about how our system helps creative writers make better, more professional, more efficient submissions to literary agents and...
by Harriet Gausman | Mar 9, 2015 | Blog
Poetry, at its best, goes beyond anything we can put a finger on to something we can only say has an emotional force we can’t forget. That is why I believe it is a sacred art form and why it has lasted for so many centuries. As with all the arts, it’s the feeling a...
by Harriet Gausman | Mar 9, 2015 | Blog
Virtual Writers holds a daily Writers’ Dash exercise (Monday-Friday at 6am and 6pm PT) that benefits both students and writers by expanding their knowledge of the English language. According to Sue Dymoke (2003), part of the instructional process of creative...
by Harriet Gausman | Mar 9, 2015 | Blog
Any writer who believes s/he can go from “aspiring to published” writer without experiencing the bitter sting of rejection is in for a shock. Whether you want to be published the traditional way or go the indie route, rejection is part of the journey, whether it means...
by Harriet Gausman | Mar 9, 2015 | Blog
‘A rare treat’ – J.G. Harlond, author of ‘The Empress Emerald’ ‘An eclectic mix – quite unputdownable’ – B.A. Morton, author of prize-winning crime novel ‘Mrs Jones’ Five-minute reads. Meet people you...
