by Cindy Ervin Huff | Oct 19, 2015 | Writing craft, writing tips
Point of view (POV) is always a challenge. I shared in a previous post Manuscript in a box: Print It Out For A Fresh Perspective how I found some interesting booboos. As I read through I noticed I’d skewed POV in a few places. In a scene where we are experiencing...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Oct 12, 2015 | writing tips
Weirdness was happening on our TV. My husband noticed it first. When I finally heard it, I wasn’t sure I’d heard it. It’s only on certain channels. And less noticeable in cartoons. But during regular programming it is well—weird. While the action is happening a...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Oct 5, 2015 | writing tips
My book is in a box. At least the draft of the manuscript is. I printed off the scenes from my draft of New Duet so I can manually organize and edit them. Yes, as much as I love editing on the computer and all the organizational wonders available with various software...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Sep 30, 2015 | writing tips
Writers are encouraged to write what they know. Write from life experiences. But some experiences need to ruminate for years in the subconscious mind before they see the printed page. Others never become a subject of an article or the character in a novel. Those parts...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Sep 16, 2015 | character description, writing tips
Monday I shared how Jake the hero in my novel, Secrets and Charades came to be. Today I’d like to introduce the heroine by her most startling feature—her hair. How to describe Evangeline’s hair color was a challenge. I could picture it so clearly in my mind’s eye. A...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Jul 20, 2015 | writing tips
This past weekend my brother-in-law passed away. He had been very unwell. My husband felt peaceful at his passing. There were tears as well. Then Charley took the time to pen the following on Facebook. As a writer I am expected to be able to find the right words to...
