Sometimes You Must Get Your Audrey Hepburn On
And you must do it in a live webinar with your BFF who is concurrently dressed as The Mad Hatter. You must do this if your friend drags...
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Heather Clark
Oct 29, 2014
Mechanics of Desire, Part Three of Three: Obstacles and Stakes
Since this is Part Three, it will reference concepts from Part One and Part Two. I’ve provided the links if you need a refresher....
Heather Clark
Mar 27, 2014
Natural Character Reactions – Using Beats
Research is Awesome. Especially when it’s not my research. Especially when it arrives specially timed to make the scene I was...
Heather Clark
Jan 27, 2014
Part Two of Three: The Mechanics of Desire–Controlling Belief and Announced Strategy
You can read part one of this series here. It addresses the character’s emotional and concrete desire lines. CONTROLLING BELIEF: A...
Heather Clark
Jan 24, 2014
Mechanics of Desire Part One of Three: How Martine Leavitt Changed My Life
The first time I tried to write a novel, it took me six years. Inconsistency in writing habits meant the first draft took for years to...
Heather Clark
Aug 6, 2013
Anne Lamott – Bird by Bird
This is not a formal review. I don’t do those. I just read books, and then I think about them a lot and then, sometimes, if I’m feeling...
Heather Clark
Apr 30, 2013
Fifteen Ever-Living Minutes A Day!
I’ve had people ask recently how I’ve gotten so consistent with my writing. This has not always been the case. The first few writing...
Heather Clark
Feb 9, 2013
Secrets Of The Universe
Writing fiction is interesting. You want to tell a satisfying story. You can only do this if you can create a satisfying arc for your...
Heather Clark
Feb 7, 2013
We’ll Run Out Of Stuff To Write When We’re Dead
A writing friend commented on Facebook the other day that she had so much left to do on her book. I made the offhanded comment that we...
Heather Clark
Jul 18, 2012
Falling in Love
I’m starting to think of books as romances. Love affairs. Starting a new book is like a new romance. You’re all tingly-twirly with...
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