by Cindy Ervin Huff | Sep 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
Writers are artist in every sense of the word. They create worlds on paper that inspire and comfort. They see things below the surface. I found this quote inspiring. “I remember standing on a street corner with the black painter Beauford Delaney down in the...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Sep 7, 2015 | Uncategorized
I was so looking forward to Saturday. I’ve been working extra hours at my job and this Saturday was the start of the Labor Day weekend. Three days to carve out extended periods of time to write. Three days to create words on page after page. I had my writing...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Sep 2, 2015 | Writer's musings
Today would have been my baby sister Carol’s 55th birthday. She died two years ago of liver cancer. Carol was one of my cheerleaders. Writers are always advised to not rely on family to critique our books because their opinion is tainted by their love for us. That’s...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Aug 31, 2015 | Uncategorized
Are your characters believable? Believable characters resonate with readers. They keep us reading to the end. Flat, one dimensional main characters rarely see the light of publication. (I say rarely because some self-pub books have flat main characters, and those soon...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Aug 26, 2015 | Writng Tips Grammar Tips
Modifiers are another one of those grammar terms we need to pause over and be sure they are right in sentences. Do you recall the old example? “Throw the cow over the fence some hay.” It always made us laugh and was a great example of a literal translation from German...
