Suzanne Fyhrie Parrott

Inspiration for your Writing: Getting to know your Characters

December 14, 2021 Suzanne Fyhrie Parrott Comments 1 comment

Happy Tuesday, I’ve been spending a lot of time writing, re-writing, editing this month. Last week, I had an epiphany which put my writing in perspective. Currently, I am writing a new WIP, Nellie Stockbridge Mystery, and an old work entitled Woman in a Pale Dress – a MS I completed “ages” ago, but was such a mess I threw it in a drawer. While writing on both, at different times during the day, I discovered a startling difference between…

Daily Digest: The Story Circle

December 9, 2021 Suzanne Fyhrie Parrott Comments 1 comment

Happy Thursday, everyone. I am doing my Daily Digest early as I may be knee deep into my writing tomorrow morning. Had a long session yesterday, and am a little “fuzzy,” so not as much writing getting done today, despite lots of caffeine. I ran across a great article while researching Dan Harmon’s Story Circle. Every storyline uses this model. Those that deviate are called adaptations, but they still have the bones of the Story Circle.

Set yourself up to succeed: New Year Resolutions 2022

How to Set Your 2022 New Years Resolutions and Succeed

December 9, 2021 Suzanne Fyhrie Parrott Comments 1 comment

Now is the time to set your New Years Resolution Writing Goals 2022. And, it’s time to learn how to achieve them, head on. Every year, we make resolutions, and many of us fall short, or remain lost in a post-it note blizzard of unmet desires. Sounds depressing, doesn’t it? But it doesn’t need to be.

How to Beat the Writing Devils

December 3, 2021 Suzanne Fyhrie Parrott Comments 1 comment

Happy Friday, Idleness is the writers devil. But we can’t write “all” the time, can we? Actually, it comes down to your definition of writing. In a previous note, I mentioned that writing alone is hard. Yes, we DO write alone, but without connections with other writers, we feel ALONE – then that little devil creeps in, lying to you: “You can’t do this? Why even bother? You don’t have the time.” If you have two minutes (like reading this…

Daily Digest: Plotting in a Nutshell: The Three Acts

November 29, 2021 Suzanne Fyhrie Parrott Comments 0 Comment

Happy Cyber Monday, Before you head out and buy too much stuff, or if you have already, then here’s a little tidbit that can help you even if you are at the beginning, middle or nearing the end of your book. Many writers have a difficult time understanding the concept of Plotting. Every writer is different: some are pantsers (write by the seat of their pants), others outline and still others, like me, are in-between. Even after years of writing…