Cynthia Harrison

Novelist

Tag: creativity

  • Still Free!

    Cynthia Harrison’s Writing & Publishing Manual Your Words, Your Story Has Made Thousands of Career Dreams Come True. Or at least one or two. One that she knows for sure. Still FREE here.

  • How to be a Better Writer

    For Jamie: What I learned when I dipped into the excellently delicious Outliers. Malcolm Gladwell is such an engaging writer and his subject here–extraordinary people who are markedly different, more successful, way smarter–is fascinating. Gladwell investigates the variety of circumstances that separate the super-successful from average folk like me. Along the way, he piles on the cool facts. For example, I…

  • An Idea Knocks

    This is for Sharon, a wonderful writing friend from way back in the e-zine 50-something days:) Her question was: How do you know where to start a story? This is one of the reasons it’s easier to be a writer than a knitter. In knitting, if you miss a row, it has to be unraveled…

  • JennyJennyJenny

    I’m from Detroit, so not sure how local the MC5 were back in the day. (MC stands for Motor City). They had a couple of hits “Devil in a Blue Dress” and “Kick out the Jams” come to mind. The chorus to “Devil in a Blue Dress” sung fast, was ‘JennyJennyJenny, won’t you come along with me?’ and…

  • All Is Vanity

    I had an idea. I wanted to take my e-novel to the next level and make a print version. My mom always gives cash as birthday gifts, and she is generous. I said “Mom, you’re my publisher.” She said “Oh, I would give you money for both things.” Yes, she is generous to her family,…