by Cindy Ervin Huff | Dec 10, 2015 | Author Interview, Uncategorized
I am excited to welcome Shellie Arnold to my blog today. Her debut novel The Spindle Chair captivated me. It’s the kind of book you can give to a friend who is struggling with their past and is more likely to be read than a self-help book. Check out my review on...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Dec 8, 2015 | Uncategorized
I’ve been finishing rewrites to my manuscript per my editor’s suggestion. Over the years since the first draft, I’ve had to learn to kill my lovelies. Scenes written from the POV of secondary characters. Scenes evolving around secondary characters and lots and lots of...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Dec 1, 2015 | Uncategorized
“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” ~Thomas A. Edison Thomas Edison knew this truth more than most of us. He had hundreds of failures before he successfully invented...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Nov 26, 2015 | Uncategorized, writer's tip, Writing Reflections
Things can get pretty discouraging as a writer. And when Thanksgiving rolls, especially for those of you doing NaNoWriMo, it can feel pretty thankless. Lots of hours of writing may not bring about the financial reward we hoped. The deer in the headlight look we get...
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...