Part of the reason so many are drawn to Holly’s classes is that everyone knows a good story when they read it, but it’s much harder to define the specific elements that go into making a powerful, exciting and memorable … Continue reading
Sometimes we read something that moves us. It inspires us and pulls us in and becomes a part of who we are. Stories like that are treasured memories and old friends. For many of us, they are the tales that … Continue reading
More and more of Holly’s students are approaching the ultimate goal for any aspiring writer — publication. A great number of those have chosen to control their own destinies by e-publishing their own work. It’s a long, winding road to … Continue reading
Being published or seeing their name on the best seller list are the things that every aspiring writer dreams of. Those are the dreams that all of us share. But they are far from being the only measure of success … Continue reading
This writer had agreed to contribute a short story to an anthology, but a career-kink knocked her Muse into mute-mode. She considered withdrawing from the anthology altogether, but then I signed up for HTTS and started playing with my muse … Continue reading