by Cindy Ervin Huff | Dec 7, 2017 | Uncategorized, writer's tip
I love a good Christmas novella or two this time of year. Historical ones are my favorites. One thing you might not know unless you are a historical writer is that the Christmas tree was not always a part of American Christmas celebrations. So, finding one in a...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Aug 17, 2017 | Uncategorized, writer's tip, Writing challenge, Writng Tips
A comment on a post I’d left on a writer’s group Facebook page gave me pause. It was something I re-blogged because the writer’s honesty encouraged me. I love sharing writing tips, mine and others. The commenter remarked, “every writer knows this stuff, and this post...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Jun 29, 2017 | Uncategorized, writer's tip
I always admired those author’s who post on FB “I wrote 6,000 words today.” Amazement overtakes me when they announced 10,000 or more a day. Not sure how long they qualify as a day. Was it 5 hours or 20 hours? Either way, I’m impressed. After all our goal as novelists...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | May 18, 2017 | Uncategorized, writer's tip
As a new author I often asked those who purchase my novel to please post a review on Amazon. Many will say I don’t know how. And if they are like me they need a visual. This post is for all of us who need very specific instruction to complete a task. In this case post...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | May 2, 2017 | Uncategorized, writer's tip
Submitting to publications is daunting. And if done wrong discouraging. Some of the biggest mistakes for novices are not following basic submission guidelines. Whether you are submitting to a magazine, periodical, blog, book publisher or agent there are basic...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Dec 13, 2016 | Uncategorized, writer's tip
There’s a new show on CBS that parallels the writing life. Bull stars Michael Weatherly (NCIS) as a psychologist who specializes in trial science. The science of getting in the heads of jurors to help present a case you can win. Bull and his team take on cases of...
