WRITING LITE #2 — Beginnings

Hi, everyone. Welcome to WRITING LITE #2. I’m still talking about suspense, but this time I start at the beginning and discuss the power of that first line. I talk about why it’s important, how to approach it, and give you some of my all-time favorite examples. It is a little longer than I anticipated … Read more

Introducing “Writing Lite” by Libby Hellmann

Hi, all. Some of you know I teach a number of workshops devoted to the craft of fiction writing, especially crime fiction. For a while now, I’ve been toying with the idea of producing short videos about craft, and I decided to go ahead with them. I’m calling the series “Writing Lite” because none of … Read more