Recent content by elliskaye

Great video. I've been struggling to make my female protag likeable in a YA suspense I've been working on.

I forgot to mention one resource I've been using, which has been incredibly helpful. It's a Facebook Group called COPS AND WRITERS run by a retired cop-turned-author. People can post police procedural questions in there, and real cops/LEOs who are part of the group will answer! And if they...

Of all the issues I have when writing, this is probably the one I struggle with least. I like to use symbolism, even when naming normal characters in a normal world, so maybe that helps.

Only you know best on that, BUT I will say that I wouldn't stress on overediting or too many takes. There's a feature on here that lets people watch the videos on 1.25 or 1.5 speed, so if people need to get them them (like what happened to me on a couple of them), there is that option available...

I use YouTube and blog posts/articles for a lot. Most of my books are set in places that are not the area where I live. Some of those settings are overseas, and I'll even use Google Maps Street View to get my bearings and figure out location/direction/etc. The one pitfall is that I can get...

I agree 100%. Really loving this video format. I tend to learn best by listening/watching and taking notes.

I can't afford the Dragon dictation software at the moment, but giving SpeechLily a try. I'll let y'all know how it works!

@beabethompson could you tell me, because I've been thinking of getting Scrivener....what is the benefit of using Plottr first and then importing into Scrivener? Reason I ask is because I've tried using Scrivener on its own and just feel like it's too broad for me to wrap my mind around. Maybe...