"The brothers Potter start with
nothing but innocence to
overcome barriers to creating
magic with their music.
Beautifully written with
countless inspired moments,
East Bench is sure to become
a classic for young adults
and Baby Boomers alike."
1964 started with a bang! The Jack Paar Show aired Friday nights at 8 pm and one of his January shows featured a film clip of The Beatles performing in their home country, England. Crowds reacted hysterically at a Beatles concert and Jack Paar wanted to showcase the silliness behind this growing mania to the [...]
So, You Want to be a Writer?
Fiction Writing Tips
By Theresa Laster Vivanco
All Rights Reserved 2009
Fiction Writing Tip #2A – Write What You Know
As I was about to write Fiction Writing Tip #5, I realized I had to go backwards a bit and write some kind of an addendum to Fiction Writing Tip #2 [...]
So, You Want to be a Writer?
Fiction Writing Tips
By Theresa Laster Vivanco
All Rights Reserved 2009
Fiction Writing Tip #4 –Genres & Classic Story Structure, Part One
Most well written stories contain solid story structure in one of the following fiction genres. If I’ve left anything out, please let me know.
Action-adventure
Crime
Detective
Fantasy
Horror
Mystery
Romance
Science [...]
So, You Want to be a Writer?
Fiction Writing Tips
By Theresa Laster Vivanco
theresavivanco@hotmail.com
All Rights Reserved 2009
Fiction Writing Tip #3 – Developing Great Characters
I want to make something very clear before we go on with Fiction Writing Tip #3. These are suggestions to get you started. It’s how I approach writing. However, there are no [...]
So, You Want to be a Writer?
Fiction Writing Tips
By Theresa Laster Vivanco
All Rights Reserved 2009
Fiction Writing Tip #2 or the Cure for Writer’s Block
Go have an adventure, go take a walk, do something you’ve never done before, volunteer at your local soup kitchen, move outside your normal social circles—in [...]
I think my life began a few weeks before my 12th birthday. It was late October 1963, after school when my older brother Don (nicknamed Codge) and I were casually listening to our favorite Salt Lake City station KMUR on the kitchen radio while doing our homework when a song grabbed our attention. For the [...]
Once upon a time there was a place nestled at the foot of the Wasatch Mountains of Utah that was more than magical. It was a sanctuary that sheltered three parochial school boys from the harsh influences of a turbulent outside world. This was a place where friends became brothers, creativity sparked the latest rage, [...]
Fiction Writing Tips
By Theresa Laster Vivanco
All Rights Reserved 2009
Dear Fellow Writers,
It is said that everybody has at least one bestselling story in them. I couldn’t agree more–but where to start?
Fiction Writing Tip #1
This may seem obvious but read, read, read…and read some more!
Always have a book lined up when you finish the [...]
