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Conflict Thesaurus Entry: A Partner Being Unwilling to Commit

February 8, 2020

Conflict Thesaurus Entry: A Partner Being Unwilling to Commit

February 8, 2020

Conflict is very often the magic sauce for generating tension and turning a ho-hum story into one that rivets readers. As such, every scene should contain a struggle of some…

How to Find Critique Partners & Beta Readers

February 6, 2020

How to Find Critique Partners & Beta Readers

February 6, 2020

Outside feedback is vital to the success of your manuscript. As I’ve quoted many times before on my YouTube channel, according to Terry Pratchett, “The first draft is just you…

Tools to Help You Become a Powerful Writer

February 4, 2020

Tools to Help You Become a Powerful Writer

February 4, 2020

The start of the year is when I pay close attention to what is happening in our industry: what publishers and organizations are focusing on, the changes occurring on sales…

Conflict Thesaurus Entry: Confiding in the Wrong Person

February 1, 2020

Conflict Thesaurus Entry: Confiding in the Wrong Person

February 1, 2020

Conflict is very often the magic sauce for generating tension and turning a ho-hum story into one that rivets readers. As such, every scene should contain a struggle of some…

How to Make a Book Trailer that Speaks to Readers

January 30, 2020

How to Make a Book Trailer that Speaks to Readers

January 30, 2020

Book Trailers can be a great way to market your story, and we’ve got the perfect person to provide insight on the process. Victor Blasco from Yum Yum videos has…

Build a Bridge: From Story Beginning to Main Conflict

January 28, 2020

Build a Bridge: From Story Beginning to Main Conflict

January 28, 2020

During one of my previous posts as a Resident Writing Coach, we talked about the importance of strong goals for helping our story move forward. But as we discussed in…

Conflict Thesaurus Entry: Doing Something Stupid While Impaired

January 25, 2020

Conflict Thesaurus Entry: Doing Something Stupid While Impaired

January 25, 2020

Conflict is very often the magic sauce for generating tension and turning a ho-hum story into one that rivets readers. As such, every scene should contain a struggle of some…

Permission to Play Video Games (Or Read, Draw, Knit, Whatever)

January 23, 2020

Permission to Play Video Games (Or Read, Draw, Knit, Whatever)

January 23, 2020

It happens to all of us: at some point, our creative well runs dry. There are lots of reasons for this, and one is that we become so focused on…

Conflict Thesaurus Entry: Being Unable to Save Everyone

January 18, 2020

Conflict Thesaurus Entry: Being Unable to Save Everyone

January 18, 2020

Conflict is very often the magic sauce for generating tension and turning a ho-hum story into one that rivets readers. As such, every scene should contain a struggle of some…

Scrivener and One Stop for Writers: Perfect Tools For Crafting Powerful Scenes

January 16, 2020

Scrivener and One Stop for Writers: Perfect Tools For Crafting Powerful Scenes

January 16, 2020

Many of you know that Angela and I are super excited about One Stop for Writers and how it simplifies the writing process for authors. So when we get notes…