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Use This Method to Identify Your Story’s Stakes

February 13, 2025

Use This Method to Identify Your Story’s Stakes

February 13, 2025

Stakes are a crucial part of your story because they define what will happen if the protagonist fails. To build reader empathy, you need this piece in place because when…

Character Secret Thesaurus: Faking an Illness

February 8, 2025

Character Secret Thesaurus: Faking an Illness

February 8, 2025

What secret is your character keeping? Why are they safeguarding it? What’s at stake if it’s discovered? Does it need to come out at some point, or should it remain…

Be Our Valentine: Save 25% at One Stop for Writers®

February 6, 2025

Be Our Valentine: Save 25% at One Stop for Writers®

February 6, 2025

With Valentine’s Day around the corner, Becca and I want to ensure you have a bigger budget for any I-Love-You gifts, so for the next two weeks, you can snag…

Book Structure for Disorganized Writers

February 4, 2025

Book Structure for Disorganized Writers

February 4, 2025

A while back, I shared a post at WHW about Scene Writing, and why it’s such a valuable tool for writers (especially those like me, whose brains get easily overwhelmed…

Character Secret Thesaurus: Concealing a Sexual Identity

February 1, 2025

Character Secret Thesaurus: Concealing a Sexual Identity

February 1, 2025

What secret is your character keeping? Why are they safeguarding it? What’s at stake if it’s discovered? Does it need to come out at some point, or should it remain…

Making Nice Guys & Girls Realistically Flawed

January 30, 2025

Making Nice Guys & Girls Realistically Flawed

January 30, 2025

We’ve talked a lot around here about why characters need flaws. Those negative traits make characters relatable to readers, they contribute to their arc, and, oh, a whole bunch of…

Phenomenal First Pages Contest

January 28, 2025

Phenomenal First Pages Contest

January 28, 2025

Hey, wonderfulwriterly people! It’s time for Phenomenal First Pages, our monthly critique contest. So, if you need a bit of help with your first page, today’s the day to enter…

Character Secret Thesaurus Entry: Having an Addiction

January 25, 2025

Character Secret Thesaurus Entry: Having an Addiction

January 25, 2025

What secret is your character keeping? Why are they safeguarding it? What’s at stake if it’s discovered? Does it need to come out at some point, or should it remain…

How Authors Thrive in a World of AI-Generated Books

January 23, 2025

How Authors Thrive in a World of AI-Generated Books

January 23, 2025

The rise of AI-generated books is sparking concern among many. We all know the book market is huge, yet the speed at which new works are being added prompted Amazon…

Backstory Balancing Act

January 21, 2025

Backstory Balancing Act

January 21, 2025

How to handle a character’s backstory is a universal struggle for all of us writers. How much should we include? How long should a flashback be? When is it okay…