101 Pocket Writing Tips & Techniques To Inspire Your Fiction and Strengthen Your Craft

By Ronda Hinrichsen

After decades of studying and applying the writing craft, award-winning author, Ronda Hinrichsen, shares “how-to-write” tips and answers many frequently-asked-questions to guide writers in their personal writing journeys.

• Language: English
• Publisher: R.K. Hinrichsen
• Release date: Sep 30, 2015
• ISBN: 9781310918476

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101 Pocket Writing Tips & Techniques

To Inspire Your Fiction and Strengthen your Craft

By Ronda Hinrichsen

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Copyright 2015 Ronda Hinrichsen

Published by RKH Press

All Rights Reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, scanned, or distributed in any print or electronic form without permission.

All rights reserved.

Cover art by Sheri McGathy.

ISBN: 978-1517175153

ISBN: 10: 1517175151

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About the Author

Award-winning author, Ronda Hinrichsen, and her family own a small farm located between the beautiful Rocky Mountains and the Great Salt Lake where she regularly sees eagles, hawks, owls, and ducks. Lots of ducks. She is the author of independently and traditionally published romantic suspense and speculative books as well as numerous magazine articles and stories for children and adults. She enjoys teaching about writing in conference and classroom settings, and readers can find more tips about writing on her blog, thewriteblocks.blogspot.com. Website: rondahinrichsen.com

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What the Heart Hides, a romantic suspense short story, when you join her email list (http://www.rondahinrichsen.com/home.html).

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Introduction

Dear Fellow Writer,

Some years ago, I attended a meeting where a young woman expressed gratitude for all she’d learned from a middle-aged woman who had, by the girl’s definition, already experienced life. At first, I chuckled at the girl’s description, but now I see it was perfect. I, too, have experienced life, the writer’s life, for more decades than I care to admit, and I have gleaned many tidbits of truths and wisdom along the way. Some have come from studying and practicing the advice I’ve received from reference books and writing teachers, and others have come from working with other authors and publishers in the industry. 101 Pocket Writing Tips & Techniques is a condensed version of some of that learning. While this book does not contain a full discussion of each point, the information I’ve presented can inspire your writing, answer many frequently-asked-questions about the writing life and craft, and help guide you in your personal