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  1. Beth Daniels

    Writing Life Why Don’t I Get FIVE Star Reviews? with Beth Daniels

    Not long ago at the meeting of my local critique group, one of the members whined about yet another 3* review. We all sympathized with her, then she looked across the table at me and moaned, “Yeah, but you get 5* reviews!” Ever feel that way yourself? Then this workshop is for YOU! I don’t, by...
  2. Beth Daniels

    Do you actually want to read a novel in first person?

    Hi, TM! I agree with pjune that the omniscient POV has been out of favor for quite a while. I do write in both 3rd person and 1st person, but it depends on the genre niche I'm writing in. It also depends on what that niche "specializes" in when it comes to POV. At this point and time, when it...
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    Genre-Mystery-Crime Writing Historical Mystery with Beth Daniels

    Those of us who loved history class…maybe even, like me, snapped up a college degree in history, planned all vacations around museums, castles (ruins and not ruins), ancient sites (Stonehenge, vanished pre-European period native American cultures), ghost towns, tours of historic homes, or...
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    Craft NANO Prep for Pantsers with Beth Daniels

    So often the Prep Talks involving preparing for National Novel Writing Month (aka November to the rest of the world) insist that outlines and beat sheets are the only way to go whether you’re pounding out the 1667 words a day for NANO or simply getting ready to spin a story. None of those...
  5. Beth Daniels

    What Classes Are You Interested In Seeing?

    Hi, Alex! I just got a message from someone who had been signed up for the Cozy Mystery workshop originally scheduled to start on September 9th. I told her that I hadn't heard that workshops would be running yet in September but that you were all going to attempt October to throw the virtual...
  6. Beth Daniels

    AMA: Hello!

    I definitely miss hanging out with all the writers who've been part of my workshops at Savvy Authors. Count me among those who would be very glad to have it back. Beth Daniels, aka Beth Henderson, J.B. Dane, Nied Darnell
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    Genre Writing the Romantic Suspense Story with Beth Daniels

    Falling in love isn’t easy. It’s why we can write full length novels about characters in the process of doing so, with all the ups and down that entails. When someone is attempting to kill one of the characters or has been hired to keep one from being killed or kidnapped or needs to prove they...