Simply, Paid Subscribers Program Begins
Become a Paid Subscriber to Receive BIG Tips Full of BIG Value
Jax is under a lot of pressure. Her marriage is failing, her Mom is dead, and now it looks like a crime has been committed. Is she guilty?
Jax is the protagonist in my novel. I want her to feel the tension. The harder things are for her, the more riveting the story for you—–but how do we build that kind of tension?
This week, paid subscribers will receive a comprehensive, craft tip sheet explaining how to capture BIG feelings and build BIG tension to write BIG stories.
This advanced tip sheet is a treat for my paid subscribers as part of our Simply, Paid Subscriber Perks program (SPSP).
All Simply, Write subscribers receive great insider information twice a month. But, I’m rolling out the SPSP so that paid subscribers can access more. More tip sheets, craft information, audio programs, and articles. And, more surprises.
Like the Big Feelings Tip Sheet.
Every story must have characters that readers want to follow. The characters must be plausible, relatable, complex—authentic. In nonfiction, they must also be real people, rooted in factual experience. When it comes to creating BIG STORIES with BIG FEELING no writer is off the hook.
Where Do We Start?
It starts by understanding emotions. Real emotions. Complex and nuanced emotions.
Become a paid subscriber, and you will learn why real emotions are crucial to writing good stories and even better characters.
So Grateful, I’m Providing Perks
I am so grateful for my paid subscribers—it’s because of you that I can keep offering this kind of insider information and the same tips and knowledge that helped me publish my four books—that I want to provide paid subscribers with even greater value. This spring, I plan to amp up the content to them in a BIG way.
Become a paid subscriber and part of the Simply, Paid Subscriber Perks program today and you’ll not only get access to this bonus material (and all future bonus material), but you’ll also receive:
Paid-subscriber-only posts that will guide you through the nuances of craft writing
Tips, tricks, and actionable items that will help you on your writing journey
Useful examples from my own writing (see how the sausage is made)
Insider knowledge and professional advice about starting a freelance career
Audio versions of these Substack articles starting this May


