by Cindy Ervin Huff | Jul 13, 2017 | Marketing tips, Uncategorized, Writng Tips
Imagine we are in the hallway at a writer’s conference with a group of fellow-writers. We’ve been discussing highlights of the event and throwing out snippets of knowledge. Small incomplete bits that need further information. My post today is a snippet. One I need to...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Mar 30, 2017 | Uncategorized, Writing craft, Writng Tips
The last post I asked Linda to tell us why she wrote suspense. Today I ask her to share how she does it. Welcome back, Linda. Inquiring minds needs to know. I’d love to be able to tell someone how to get the crazies out of the head and into the story with some...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Aug 12, 2015 | Grammar tips, Writng Tips
Ever get the dreaded editor’s comment on your manuscript “You need stronger verbs.” Editors describe your verbs as passive, weak, dead or flat? Yep! You know you have. As promised, today’s post is about weak verbs. The second hazard mentioned in Joyce Ellis’ booklet 8...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Aug 10, 2015 | Writng Tips
Grammar rules for me are as boring as listening to a high school literature class read Shakespeare out loud. But a professional reading is enthralling. Well, I’m enthralled by a little booklet by my friend Joyce Ellis, whom I consider the Queen of Grammar rules, as an...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Apr 29, 2015 | Writng Tips
My yearly conference is coming up in a few weeks so I thought I’d share what you need to bring to make your conference experience the best it can be. If you’ve never attended one before I hope these tips will erase the deer-in-the-headlights feeling for you....
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Apr 8, 2015 | Writng Tips
I heard a line of dialogue in Hawaii Five O this past Friday (One of my favs.) that made me sit up and take notice. “I know it like I know the name on my driver’s license.” Why, you ask, was it so significant? It was creative. No cliché here. You know the cliché I’m...
