Please excuse me while I climb up on my soapbox again. This is a topic that, as a writing teacher, drives me nuts! Have you ever read someone’s writing “rules” that makes you a little puzzled because either someone else tells you the exact opposite o...

Some people have asked me if my stories ever evolve into something different than I was expecting. Or if my stories ever change as I’m writing them. Sometimes they do slightly, other times quite a bit. Did you want to see what the changes for one sto...

To the Bookshelves This is the final stop on our story’s journey. I hope you’ve enjoyed this trip and learned some things. Once I made those final corrections from the proof copy, I created my kindle book for Jim Wood. I don’t like creating the kindl...

Final Checks The proof copy is in my hands! It’s always an exciting moment when I get to actually hold my story in book form even if it is a proof copy. But now what? After I’ve admired it and and commented on it and found some things to fix (the syn...

Formatting/Cover/Proof My story is written, it’s been edited to a certain extent, now what? Now I get the fun part. I mean I love writing and seeing the story come together and finding out what happens to my characters, but I also enjoy formatting, d...

Editing How do I get my stories edited? And how did Jim Wood get edited? I have found that my editing is a bit different than many other writers. But it works really well for me. Yes, I’ve read the books that say:“Never go back and edit as you write....

Starting to Write Planner or Pantser? As I shared in the last post, ideas for stories come from everywhere. But Jim Wood began because I just started writing. Did I have any idea where the story was going? No. Did I know who my main characters were g...

Ideas Several people have asked me to share how my books are created from start to finish. Several years ago I did a blog series about it, but things have changed over time, so I thought you all might enjoy it whether you are a writer or not. Let’s b...

Woodbreak A western mystery series. Clean, Christian, and for the entire family. This series will take you down the Wood family tree as they help others, stand for right, solve mysteries, and through it all, depend on God for His help and guidance. W...

I had this post written, edited, and scheduled to post. And then I went to the link I was planning on sharing with you all . . . And discovered that my post was obsolete because the website had changed something and you could no longer do what I said...