by Cindy Ervin Huff | Jul 21, 2016 | Cover Design, Uncategorized, writer's tip
Creating a cover design is a fascinating process. My publisher provided a questionnaire for me to fill out. It gives the artist clues into my story world. Up until this point I had no idea what I wanted. The questions help get the creative juices flowing. The first...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Jul 12, 2016 | Uncategorized, Writing craft
I’ve always heard you should write for your readers. Which seems reasonable. After all we want them to buy our books. Let me share how I understand what writing for your readers implies. Oftentimes our rough drafts are full of lots of stuff. All the things we want to...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Sep 21, 2015 | Uncategorized
I’ve ridden very few horses in my life. But I’ve ridden on the best of them through the pages of a book. My sister, Linda, however, not only rode horses but also owned a few and did rodeo roping and barrel racing. She was one of my go-to people when I did my research...
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 | Sep 10, 2014 | Uncategorized
There were no hamburgers in the 1870s. I start this blog with that statement to make a point. Do your research. Otherwise you’ll be branded an amatuer by readers who know. Googling the origin of the hamburger clearly shows it was served in the 20th century. My...
