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How to Use Your Excuses to Get More Writing Done

October 1, 2020

How to Use Your Excuses to Get More Writing Done

October 1, 2020

Writers are master excuse-makers. Whenever we don’t get the writing done, we have a library of excuses ready to use. I was too tired.I was in a bad mood.I didn’t…

Meet Our Newest Resident Writing Coaches!

September 24, 2020

Meet Our Newest Resident Writing Coaches!

September 24, 2020

Can you believe this is the 5th year of our Resident Writing Coach program? It’s true! And today we introduce (and reintroduce) the wonderful experts who will be joining us…

Awesome Writing Tips From 6 Famous Writers

September 15, 2020

Awesome Writing Tips From 6 Famous Writers

September 15, 2020

As I always say on Bang2write, there are no specific writing rules to break, just risks to take … That said, there are ‘best practices’! This is why it can…

No Story Conflict? Explore Your Options

September 8, 2020

No Story Conflict? Explore Your Options

September 8, 2020

As a reader of Angela and Becca’s blog, chances are you’ve seen some of their many posts about the role of conflict in our story. In fact, as a Resident…

Identifying Your Character’s Primary Attribute

August 27, 2020

Identifying Your Character’s Primary Attribute

August 27, 2020

When I think about some of my favorite protagonists, I can usually identify a trait that defines each one: Sam Gamgee: LoyaltyAnne Shirley: ImpulsivityJames T. Kirk: Boldness However, if each…

Yesterday: Looking Back at the First Act

August 18, 2020

Yesterday: Looking Back at the First Act

August 18, 2020

“Yesterday.” A beautiful, beautiful song that easily applies to our writing process. Confused? Go with me for a minute. It doesn’t matter if we’re a pantser, a plotter, a plotser,…

6 Tricks to Layer on Stakes

August 11, 2020

6 Tricks to Layer on Stakes

August 11, 2020

Stakes are what are at risk in a story. It might be that the protagonist’s life is at risk, or perhaps a romantic relationship, or maybe the opportunity to go…

How To Research Mental Health and Trauma For Your Characters

August 4, 2020

How To Research Mental Health and Trauma For Your Characters

August 4, 2020

Giving a character a trauma or mental health backstory seems like an easy way to add internal conflict to our characters – and it is. But where do you start…

What “Read More to Improve Your Writing” Really Means

July 28, 2020

What “Read More to Improve Your Writing” Really Means

July 28, 2020

Everyone says you should read a lot if you want to improve your writing. A blanket statement if ever I heard one. Anyone can read. There are readers out there…

Joining Forces: Harnessing the Power of Coauthoring

July 7, 2020

Joining Forces: Harnessing the Power of Coauthoring

July 7, 2020

I always knew coauthoring had benefits – half the workload, and twice the platform to launch from are the obvious bonuses. Sure, you have to split your royalties, but you…