by Cindy Ervin Huff | Nov 24, 2015 | Uncategorized, Writing craft, Writing Reflections
Recently, I was watching NCIS. And within the first five minutes I pointed at a character and said “He did it.” If you watch TV dramas the villain is usually easy to detect. Unless the producers takes one of its beloved characters and turns them evil. I love it when...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Nov 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
I saw two interesting but inaccurate things on two of my favorite TV dramas this week. I work as a receptionist at a blood center. I’ve been there for over a decade, and although I have no contact with the blood or drawing it, the company works hard to educate all of...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Oct 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
Writers are often reminded—warned would be a better word—not to spend too much time on Facebook. I’m here to say you can get some great writing ideas from social media. I‘m not talking about the obvious posts from fellow-writers with leads for paying markets or...
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 14, 2015 | Writing craft
It never stops, never stops, never stops…. Can you relate? When I’m not actually sitting at my PC composing pros, my mind is racing from idea to idea. When I’m taking notes in church during the sermon, my mind starts forming a devotional or a what-if scenario. In the...
