by Francina Simone | Jul 24, 2016 | Blog, Writing Tips
Hey Guys! So I’m totally already failing at my quarterly goals because I’m pretty sure one of my goals was to update my blog more…HAHAHA so I’m just going to pretend like any goals I had before I filmed this video were pretend....
by FrancinaSimone | Apr 3, 2016 | Blog, Writing Tips
This topic really hits home with me because for years I’ve been boiling about the constant presence of these issues and how prevelant they are in super hyped...
by FrancinaSimone | Apr 2, 2016 | Blog, Writing Tips
I think there is a lot to be said about setting a scene seamlessly. My mentor, Alan Heathcock (Al) once told me: “Capture the humane experience and don’t include anything in your stories that isn’t apart of your character’s true...
by FrancinaSimone | Apr 1, 2016 | Blog, Writing Tips
I really wanted to cover something that’s been driving me crazy lately. DATA DUMPING. I’ve read a lot of stories that use data dumping as the main source of delivering backstory. Now, this was a hard concept for me to figure out when I first wrote The...
by FrancinaSimone | Apr 1, 2016 | Blog, Writing Tips
So you want to write Angst? What is Angst? It’s that part of a romance that drives you crazy (in a good way). It makes you turn the pages until you finally get what you were looking for, that blissful happy moment when the romance comes together. So how do you...
