Imagine Sir Anthony Hopkins, most known for his role as Hannibal Lecter in Silence

Now, Sir Anthony Hopkins was  once

Imagine Sir Laurence at his makeup table. Hopkins asks for advice, and Sir

"When you speak, you are the star."

Just this morning on my walk, I brushed a hand over a short pine tree and came up with the following sentences on the fly, which might open a novel someday:

Despite their name, pine needles are actually soft,

Will it win a literary award? No, but it’s a vivid image, ain’t it?

In this episode, learn to go outside to improve your description.

If you find this episode helpful, I am positive you'll get a ton of use from my book on improving dialogue, available at Amazon and other retailers:

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Thanks for being here!

Pro tip: You don't get writer's block... :)

Here's a quick 16-minute bit about how to crush logjams in your writing!

If this is helpful, may I point you to STORYCRAFT...ten hours of hanging out with two successful authors, talking about everything from story structure to traditional publishing contracts and more!

https://tomleveen.store/b/storycraft

🎬 Crafting the Perfect Opening Line for Your Novel 📚

In this video, we delve into the art of writing captivating first sentences for your novel.

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A group of teens crashes a new home built in the Sonoran desert, only to wake the next morning and find the house surrounded by a billion desert insects, arachnids, and snakes, which swarm any human trying to leave...

I'm not sure what a "meet-cute" is, and I don't think this is one...but it's quick story about one way to ask that special person out. Or commit a felony. Whichev. Enjoy!

In this bone-chilling micro-horror story, a seemingly innocent doll becomes a nightmarish presence in a little girl's life. Tune in for a spine-tingling tale that explores the unsettling world of a child's imagination turned into terror.

Read for you by Tina Edwards.

In a world where self is king, how can she overcome the cruelty?

 This very short piece about life in the big city starts pretty bleak, but I promise you'll smile by the end. That's kind of my thing. :) Also in this episode, a very quick chat about metaphor and theme.