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Conflict and Suspense Belong in Every Kind of Novel

March 7, 2017

Conflict and Suspense Belong in Every Kind of Novel

March 7, 2017

What is the goal of the novel? Is it to entertain? Teach? Preach? Stir up anger? Change the world? Make the author a lot of money? It can be any…

Help Us Celebrate Our 200,000 Book Milestone

March 3, 2017

Help Us Celebrate Our 200,000 Book Milestone

March 3, 2017

Honestly, I don’t even know how to start this post–I am utterly lacking in the word department, which is pretty ironic for a writer, isn’t it? 200,000. Books. Sold. Back…

Introducing One Stop For Writers’ Worldbuilding Tool

February 28, 2017

Introducing One Stop For Writers’ Worldbuilding Tool

February 28, 2017

We’ve all read amazing fiction where the worldbuilding captivated us as much as the characters did. And let’s all admit it, when we hit the last page of the final…

Editing with Text-to-Speech Software

February 21, 2017

Editing with Text-to-Speech Software

February 21, 2017

When I was preparing to edit my novel last year, one technique I considered was reading each chapter out loud. That way, I could hear the words instead of simply…

Mystery Writing: Making the Reader a Participator

February 14, 2017

Mystery Writing: Making the Reader a Participator

February 14, 2017

A lot of great stories have a mystery in them. The mystery may not be the primary focus; it might be the secondary, or the mystery might be so minor…

Does Your Character Description Create A Powerful Image?

February 7, 2017

Does Your Character Description Create A Powerful Image?

February 7, 2017

Your job as a storyteller is to create IMAGES. This is true not just for screenwriters, but for anyone presenting a story to a reader or an audience. Whenever we…

Your Character’s Appearance: Make Each Detail Count

February 2, 2017

Your Character’s Appearance: Make Each Detail Count

February 2, 2017

Describing a character’s physical appearance is a tough job. Most writers either get into it and share every dimple, curl, and laugh line, or they sprinkle in just a few…

Pacing and Momentum in Revision

January 17, 2017

Pacing and Momentum in Revision

January 17, 2017

One of the elements I like to focus on when I revise is pacing. Pacing is the manipulation of momentum and time in a piece of writing and how the…

Tips for Weaving Romance into Your Novel

January 3, 2017

Tips for Weaving Romance into Your Novel

January 3, 2017

By C.S. Lakin Romance is a part of life, and so it should also play some part in our novels—if we intend for our characters to mirror real life. Even…