by Kimberlee Turley | Oct 19, 2011 | Halloween
This Halloween, bring back empty bottles from the dead.Pumpkin Candle HolderStep 1: Remove label from bottle. I soak them in warm soapy water then use Goo-Gone to get rid of the remaining sticky residue.Step 2. Wrap masking tape or painter’s tape around the...
by Kimberlee Turley | Oct 13, 2011 | 12 Dancing Princesses
I read PRINCESS OF THE MIDNIGHT BALL by Jessica Day George several months ago. A while later, I read Heather Dixon’s variation, ENTWINED. It was my intention to discern for myself, which author did a better spin-off of the classic fairytale, The Twelve...
by Kimberlee Turley | Oct 11, 2011 | Halloween
Okay, if there’s one thing you should know about me, it’s that I love Halloween more than any other holiday—yes, even more than Christmas. But, I should clarify that I’m not into the scary, morbid, aspects. A few things pertaining to Halloween usually happen...
by Kimberlee Turley | Oct 3, 2011 | Redundancy
Every time we revise, polish (or just write) we tend to repeat ourselves. Writing a whole paragraph to elaborate on one thought can reinforce something critical to the story, or it can gunk it...
by Kimberlee Turley | Sep 1, 2011 | Verbs
I love how this reminds me of an Ipod poster. There are lots of ways to strengthen a sentence. Adding sharper details, changing the punctuation, reordering the structure… I like to go for the simple approach: modifying the verb. Using common verbs lends the...
by Kimberlee Turley | Aug 19, 2011 | show, tell
(Actually, the title should be “show, don’t tell”)I’ve been doing a lot of beta reading and critique swaps in the last few weeks and I’ve noticed a few reoccurring pitfalls. These easy-to-fix-yourself problems have inspired me to do a series posts covering: Show &...
