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    Humorous Dialogue: A How-To

    Humorous Dialogue: A How-To

    I’ve gotten a few questions about humorous dialogue and how I write it. I’ve taught a few workshops on the subject – generally about how my lifetime as a TV watcher has shaped how I write dialogue. But I haven’t taught the workshop in a few years and geez, my references were dated. So I reconfigured it for my blog without the distracting slides. There is room for humor in any plot – romance, thriller, horror, you need a humorous beat every once in a while to break the tension
    Your Kids Are Home With You For a While... Now What?

    Your Kids Are Home With You For a While... Now What?

    Or "How To Take Care of Your Kids While Also Working From Home During the Quarantine" I’m used to working in my pajama pants. When “Winter is Coming,” I prep for snow days to protect my work schedule and deadlines, while still creating some fun for my kids. Along with my winter pantry, I stock up on LEGO sets and craft kits and books and art supplies to hold in reserve. When school gets called off, I dole one thing out from the “fun vault" to each kid, every other day, so I d
    How to Work from Home During a Quarantine

    How to Work from Home During a Quarantine

    Or "How to Succeed in Pajamas Without Really Trying." Also, that is a stock photo and not my actual legs. As someone who’s worked from for almost ten years, I feel pretty fortunate that my job is “pandemic friendly.” I know not everybody is used to working from home as many people seem to be doing that over the next few weeks, I thought I would share some of the tips I’ve picked up over the years. -Establish your work space and keep that your work space, exclusively. If you h
    My Writing Process: Research Rabbit Holes and Bad Dancing

    My Writing Process: Research Rabbit Holes and Bad Dancing

    A lot of readers asked about my writing process, and since I just started a new project, I thought it would be a good time to blog about that. With all books, I start with a blank document. It’s the SCARIEST THING IN THE WORLD. There is nothing more terrifying to a writer than “no words.” A lot of authors work with fancy organizational programs and those are great. They’ve just never worked for me. If I really want to get involved, I'll write out chapter highlights on index c
    Part 2 of Molly and Amanda's Winter Video Chat

    Part 2 of Molly and Amanda's Winter Video Chat

    Amanda and I talk about the author/actress life similarities and intentionally interacting with people in real life.

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