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September 29, 2022

Meet Our Resident Writing Coaches

September 29, 2022

I’ve had the pleasure of being the Writers Helping Writers Blog Wizard for a year…and have loved working with the Resident Writing Coaches. They’re all talented, generous authors who share…

The Finishing Line: How to Celebrate A Completed Book

September 20, 2022

The Finishing Line: How to Celebrate A Completed Book

September 20, 2022

So, you’ve finished your book. Congratulations! Writers often work alone, with very little validation. We have to struggle uphill, putting up with rejection and radio silence. This is why we…

Feedback and Editing: The Right Eyes at the Right Time

September 15, 2022

Feedback and Editing: The Right Eyes at the Right Time

September 15, 2022

Unless you wrote your book exclusively for your own satisfaction, once your creative vision is on the page, it’s time to zoom in on how the book works for readers.…

Point of View: Is Deeper Always Better?

September 13, 2022

Point of View: Is Deeper Always Better?

September 13, 2022

Until relatively recently, most stories were written with an omniscient point of view (POV), which follows the story and characters from an all-knowing distance. But over the past several decades,…

Release Day: The Conflict Thesaurus (Volume 2) Is Here!

September 6, 2022

Release Day: The Conflict Thesaurus (Volume 2) Is Here!

September 6, 2022

A new writing guide is joining the family today, so please say hello to the SILVER Edition of The Conflict Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to Obstacles, Adversaries, and Inner Struggles.…

A Look Inside The Conflict Thesaurus SILVER Edition

August 30, 2022

A Look Inside The Conflict Thesaurus SILVER Edition

August 30, 2022

In the past when we’ve released a 2-volume set, it’s always been at the same time, but with the Conflict Thesaurus, life was just too busy to try and do…

Use Conflict to Target a Character’s Soft Spots

August 25, 2022

Use Conflict to Target a Character’s Soft Spots

August 25, 2022

Conflict is a key story ingredient, one we need a lot of, but this doesn’t mean quantity is better than quality. Fiction isn’t a video game; waves of bad guys…

Use a Character’s Career to Support Your Story’s Theme

August 18, 2022

Use a Character’s Career to Support Your Story’s Theme

August 18, 2022

Successful stories are often ones whose elements are employed subtly. You may not be able to say exactly why they work, and as a reader, you probably don’t care; you…

Small Focus. Big Creativity.

August 16, 2022

Small Focus. Big Creativity.

August 16, 2022

For the past two months, we’ve been in a small village in the middle of France. I imagined there would be writing galore, with wine and cheese raining down, to…

Why a Strong Plot Requires a Significant Goal

August 11, 2022

Why a Strong Plot Requires a Significant Goal

August 11, 2022

Many say plot begins with conflict. But you can’t have conflict if you don’t have an antagonistic force. And you can’t have an antagonistic force, unless your protagonist has a…