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Improve Your Novel Writing: 11 Tips For Newbies

November 14, 2019

Improve Your Novel Writing: 11 Tips For Newbies

November 14, 2019

Writing a novel is flipping difficult. It often takes years to complete your first novel (and even more years after that to write a good one). You heard that right…

Surprising Your Readers in Every Scene

November 12, 2019

Surprising Your Readers in Every Scene

November 12, 2019

Often we think of surprising audiences with large twists and turns, with thrilling midpoints or shocking losses, but bringing surprise into smaller story pieces, like interactions and beats, can sometimes…

Hacking NaNoWriMo: How to Reach the Finish Line

November 5, 2019

Hacking NaNoWriMo: How to Reach the Finish Line

November 5, 2019

It’s NaNoWriMo season, so I’m reposting my top 5 tips that will help you bust through any block or hiccup so you reach your 50K. These tips have worked for…

Introducing the Character Trait Boxed Set

October 22, 2019

Introducing the Character Trait Boxed Set

October 22, 2019

Full disclosure: Becca and I have been a bit sneaky this year. First, we decided that rather than tell everyone which thesaurus we would publish next we would surprise everyone,…

Diversity in Fiction: Writing the Character You’re Afraid to Write

October 8, 2019

Diversity in Fiction: Writing the Character You’re Afraid to Write

October 8, 2019

In the last two years, diversity in fiction has become more and more prevalent. We’ve seen blockbuster film and TV hits from award winning books like The Hate You Give by Angie…

How Do You Know If Your Protagonist Is Strong Enough?

October 3, 2019

How Do You Know If Your Protagonist Is Strong Enough?

October 3, 2019

You can have an incredibly detailed world, adrenaline-spiking action and jaw-dropping plot twists, but unless the character in the driver’s seat is interesting, layered, and memorable, the story will pancake.…

Writerly Procrastination: Why It Happens & How To Break Free of It

October 1, 2019

Writerly Procrastination: Why It Happens & How To Break Free of It

October 1, 2019

I don’t mean to brag, but procrastination is my superpower, one that I’ve honed through years of dedicated training. In the course of writing this post, I’ve come up with…

Writing Feedback: Should We Seek It Out?

September 26, 2019

Writing Feedback: Should We Seek It Out?

September 26, 2019

As most of you know, Becca and I have been writing and publishing for some time now. Many thing have changed in the industry, including how a book reaches the…

Meet Our Newest Resident Writing Coaches!

September 24, 2019

Meet Our Newest Resident Writing Coaches!

September 24, 2019

It’s hard to believe, but we’re about to kick start Year 4 of our popular Resident Writing Coach program! For those of you new to the blog, the RWC program…

Goal-Oriented Storytelling: Satisfaction

September 17, 2019

Goal-Oriented Storytelling: Satisfaction

September 17, 2019

Welcome to the final post in this four-part series on ANTS. As I mentioned in my first post, ANTS is a goal-oriented framework for storytelling. It’s what you’re trying to…