Lillie Ammann, Writer & Editor

World eBook Fair

Everybody loves free, and you can download your selections from two million PDF e-books for free until August 4th. The World eBook Fair makes it easy to find and download free e-books. The event is sponsored by Project Gutenberg, World Public Library, DPP Store, Baen Books, Ask.com, Internet Archive, MobileBooks, and MyeBook. Now ...

Creating Fictional Characters—Part 5: Developing Background And Traits Using A Character Chart, Bio, Diary, or Interview

In previous installments in this series, we've talked about what the author needs to know about her characters. You should know things about your characters that you don't necessarily reveal directly to readers—things that cause the character to behave the way he does. In some cases, you will show, not ...

Guest Post: 9 Ways to Promote Your Book Using Social Media by Beth Morrow

Recently, Beth Morrow at Writer-in-Progress interviewed me for her feature Story Behind the Story She agreed to reciprocate with a guest post here, and I jumped at the chance. Let's welcome Beth and get ready to learn about promoting books through social media. =========================================================== In the big scheme of things, I’ve noticed two types ...

What I Learned from a Blooper

The theme for this month's group writing project at Middle Zone Musings is What I Learned From Bloopers, Mistakes, and Embarrassing Moments. While I'd like to say I've never experienced any of those, you'd know I was lying. :-) The hard part was deciding which one to write about. When I was ...

Independence Day: Let There Be Fireworks

O ETERNAL God, through whose mighty power our fathers won their liberties of old; Grant, we beseech thee, that we and all the people of this land may have grace to maintain these liberties in righteousness and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.