Sheila O'Flanagan, Author at Women Writers, Women's Books http://booksbywomen.org/author/sheilaoflanagan/ Wed, 24 Jul 2019 10:10:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 39938774 Essential Writing and Editing Tips By Sheila O’Flanagan https://booksbywomen.org/writing-and-editing-tips-by-sheila-oflanagan/ https://booksbywomen.org/writing-and-editing-tips-by-sheila-oflanagan/#respond Wed, 24 Jul 2019 05:45:18 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=27236 Whenever I’m asked for my number one tip on writing, my response is always the same. Sit down in front of your computer, open whatever WP program you want to use, and start.  This may sound glaringly obvious, but the truth is that until you have words on a page in front of you, there […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/writing-and-editing-tips-by-sheila-oflanagan/feed/ 0 27236 How I Name My Characters https://booksbywomen.org/how-i-name-my-characters-sheila-oflanagan/ https://booksbywomen.org/how-i-name-my-characters-sheila-oflanagan/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2016 04:15:32 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=16690 The first thing I do when I begin a new book is to open a folder on my desktop and give it the name of the lead character. I don’t use working titles. With over 20 books, I forget titles, working or otherwise. But I never forget a character’s story when I hear her name. […]

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