As an author, have you ever had "rules" shoved down your throat? Rules such as: Don't use dialogue tags, only beats. Avoid passive verbs. Don't use "weasel" words. Avoid adverbs. You're not alone. Authors are often confronted with the "rules" of writing, many times by those who push them as never/don't restrictions instead of minimize/limit guidelines. Listening to all of those voices can leave you feeling chained. Unnecessarily. As time passes, more chains are added by yet more "rules," given by legalistic, though often well-meaning, people. There IS a common sense approach to the "rules," and it strips away the chains. It's time to break free!

Author Biography

Dawn loves to write romance, suspense, women's fiction, and fantasy with a Christian worldview. She took first place in the Contemporary Romance category, as well as winning the Grand Prize, in the 2011 Writers on the Storm Category Five Writing Contest. She lives in the high desert of Arizona with her husband and various feathered and furry critters. She enjoys research, spinning yarn from wool and alpaca, crochet, photography, scrapbooking, and lots of reading.