Toni McGee Causey
Establishing Character
Story is Character. That’s the famous quote from Robert McKee. Story is character. Character is story. Meaning, without character, you have no story. Your character drives
The Character [insert name here]…
If I can’t find the right name for a character, I can’t write that character. I can try. I will get words on a page,
hits of happiness
[contest] To borrow a phrase from Jenny Cruise, I have been trying to keep my eye focused on the things that make me happy, lately,
What I Did On My Summer Vacation
I always both loved and dreaded the beginning of school as a kid. Everything was new again (good: new notebooks, pencils, TrapperKeepers!… bad: not able
The success of failure…
I know. It’s weird to think that failing can be one of the best things that happens to us as we pursue our dreams and
Thrillerfest VII
I’ve been a member of International Thriller Writers since almost the beginning of their organization. (In fact, I missed being a charter member by three
Do you believe in psychics?
Hi everyone — Toni here…. I’m running back and forth to the hospital — my brother is back for chemo. The lymphoma came back just
reading poll…
Periodically, I like to check in with you all to see how (and if) your reading habits have changed. What you like, don’t like, etc.,
Sifting through the Garbage
First, I want to apologize to our loyal MSW readers for our Summer Slump. While we’ve been redesigning and reorganizing the blog, we have been
…and then I said “ow”…
One of the things that I decided to do about two months ago was get my butt back to exercising on a regular basis. The
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