by Cindy Ervin Huff | Sep 14, 2015 | Uncategorized
Sam Elliott is the epitome of the cowboy persona he’s successfully portrayed for decades. He tops John Wayne in my book as best cowboy ever on the silver screen. His smoldering eyes and soft-spoken manner always make the womenfolk swoon. He is the basis for my hero in...
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 | 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 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
Don’t you just hate it? You run the spell check on your article and find ridiculous correction suggestions. I love the little red and blue squiggly lines. Word catches lots of obvious typos like then when you mean than. Misspelled words like mena instead of mean and...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Aug 3, 2015 | Uncategorized
We have a challenge to create believable stories. Writers must draw from the world around them, transforming life experiences and lots of research into a story that moves the reader. Love stories that stir the romantic in all of us. Mysteries with twists and surprises...
