Thursday, December 13, 2012

A Writer's List to Santa


If you could ask Santa for help with your writing, what would you ask for? No, not a brand new MacBook. I'm thinking more about....words!

Asking Santa for words? It sounds weird, but here's my Writer's List to Santa. Imagine how brilliant my story would be with Santa's help!

My Writer's List to Santa

1. An opening line that makes the reader say, "Wow!"

2. Powerful verbs that tackle, explode, and roar.  

3. A cliffhanger "stay-up-all-night-reading" end to each chapter.

4. Dialogue that makes the characters jump off the page. 

5. An ending that leaves the reader laughing, crying, and pondering life--all at the same time. 

What's in your Writer's List to Santa? Ho, ho, ho!