The historical setting for my work in progress, The Brass Queen, is the industrial city of Sheffield, England in 1897. The novel details the adventures of various characters as they prepare for the impending visit of Queen Victoria. Our heroine, Constance, is head of the decorating committee for the royal visit. Her obsession with hanging flower…
One of the most frequent questions that I receive is how to begin a career in voice acting. Every actor may give you different advice. Here is my ha-penny’s worth! First, practice reading aloud. Try to act out different types of writing – a paragraph from a novel, the copy from a newspaper advert, a…
I have two jobs. One involves spending hours in a soundproof box talking to myself and recording the results (voice actor). The other involves spending hours in my head talking to myself and writing down the results (writer). Strangely, neither job is particularly conducive to developing an active social life. This may be the reason…
Every writer uses the current tools of the trade to communicate with their readers. In the eighteenth century, first drafts were scribbled in pen and ink. Printing shops transformed an author’s hand-written texts into legible typeset. In the twentieth century, the demise of perfect penmanship was assured as writers turned to typewriters to create their…
Hello to all the Nano Blog & Social Hop folks! Thank you for stopping by. I’ll visit your blogs soon (if I haven’t already). Thanks to @raimeygallant for organizing this event 🙂
Boo met some lovely students during our Pet Partners visit to Southern CT State University today! @scsugram #scsu #petpartners #akcyorkie #yorkshireterrier #yorkie #yorkies #yorkielove #gohealthypaws A photo posted by Elizabeth Chatsworth (@elizabethchatsworth) on Dec 5, 2016 at 6:37pm PST
National Novel Writing Month is here! Time to start writing to hit that 50,000 word mark by the end of the month. Here is some advice to help. Source: National Novel Writing Month is here! Time to start writing. My guest blog post on NaNoWriMo for the Women’s National Book Association – NYC Chapter. Everyone…
Everyone has at least one novel inside them. National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is an annual online event that supports anyone who wishes to start writing that novel. The premise is simple. You sign up for free at http://nanowrimo.org/. Your only commitment is to attempt to write 50,000 words between November 1st and 30th, which…