How’s that for an alliterative title? Continuing with my favorite writing rules. This should have been #1, but I forgot about it last week. This tip is courtesy of Elmore Leonard, the brilliant and prolific crime writer (yeah, yeah, formerly western writer too — 3:10 to Yuma, anyone?) and his 10 Rules of Writing. Barely […]
A horn blares on the nightstand. Frain’s wife, standing beside the bed, hits the alarm to silence it. Frain rolls over. Looks up through one eye. “You know what’s funny?” “What’s that?” He grins, half asleep. “Last night, in your sleep, you said you were going to drown me. Crazy, huh?” “That was your imagination, […]
My Favorite Writing Rules (All of which can be broken) This is my all-time favorite because of its simplicity and the aha moment you have when you realize its truth. This rule is born from the idea to respect your reader. They don’t need backstory. If your scene has four parts in your mind, leave […]
Frain settles into his home office. Flips on his laptop. Searches for his website. After an hour, his wife wanders in. “What are you doing?” “I’m making a comeback.” “Don’t you have to be gone first to make a comeback?” The author looks up from his laptop. “Haven’t you noticed—” “I can help with that […]
Looking back at a lifetime.
Frain gets published in FiftyWord Stories
Looking back on when summers ended.
Time to focus on nanowrimo during November. See y’all in December.
Who knows what a windy day will inspire? Well, now we do.
In this one, no prince is necessary.
JD Frain 