by marketing | Apr 10, 2026 | Blog
Like other writing coaches, I have often called out the use of “was” in literary works. Its passivity robs sentences of story impact. The common advice is that writers conduct global search and destroy missions to rid writing of those three letters in favor of...
by marketing | Jan 21, 2026 | Blog
Michael J. Coffino shows how to keep your readers glued to the page by cranking up the tension. From cliffhangers to character conflict, he shares tips every writer can put to work right away. At a writer’s workshop, my feedback in response to a student reading of a...
