by admin | Aug 31, 2022 | Craft of Writing
Space Coast Writer’s Guild Hosts Editing Workshop Written by The Space Coast Writer’s Guild hosted me to lead a workshop “Editing Down to the Bones” in Melbourne, Florida. My best advice is don’t bother editing until you complete the...
by admin | Feb 25, 2022 | Craft of Writing
Thank you, Space Coast Writer’s Guild for hosting my workshop “Crafting Memorable Dialogue.” This talented group has about one-third of its members published and the current President is Joanne Fisher. After the workshop, lively questions and...
by admin | Feb 29, 2020 | Craft of Writing
West of Famous developed from a desire to create powerful women role models. This is the third book in the Compass Crimes collection. The stories are connected by the ensemble cast of characters whose lives intersect because of crimes. Like the previous two books,...
by admin | Sep 26, 2019 | Craft of Writing
As a reader, I love to learn new things when I read fiction. I enjoy experiencing danger vicariously and seeing the world from different perspectives. As an author, I strive to craft that same thrill for my readers. Research is how to nail the details that create that...
by admin | Jul 14, 2019 | Craft of Writing
We’ve all slogged through novels with boring, predictable, or chit-chat dialogue. In many genres, dialogue makes up half of the novel, so dialogue can make or break your bond with readers. You can learn how to craft purposeful, quotable dialogue, by discovering and...
by admin | Mar 9, 2019 | Craft of Writing
Frank Scalise (a.k.a. Frank Zafiro) is a cool guy. In the US Army he served in Military Intelligence. After that he rose through the ranks at the Spokane Police Department as an officer, detective, and retired as a Captain after twenty years. An avid reader, he had...