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How Realistic Should Your Action Scenes Be?

September 3, 2019

How Realistic Should Your Action Scenes Be?

September 3, 2019

At a conference some time ago I was on a panel with some fellow thriller writers. During the Q & A we got this question from the floor: “How can…

Conflict Thesaurus Entry: An Unexpected Pregnancy

August 31, 2019

Conflict Thesaurus Entry: An Unexpected Pregnancy

August 31, 2019

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…

The Secret to Getting Paid to Sell Books

August 29, 2019

The Secret to Getting Paid to Sell Books

August 29, 2019

Many writers I know either write non-fiction already or are toying with the idea. It’s a lot of research and work, but because it tailors to a specific audience, books…

Conflict Thesaurus Entry: Unwanted Scrutiny

August 24, 2019

Conflict Thesaurus Entry: Unwanted Scrutiny

August 24, 2019

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…

4 Keys to a Powerful Denouement

August 22, 2019

4 Keys to a Powerful Denouement

August 22, 2019

Often as writers, we put a lot of our focus on the starting, climax, and middle of a story, and the denouement or falling action may be somewhat of an…

Motivation for Character Arc: A Different Approach

August 20, 2019

Motivation for Character Arc: A Different Approach

August 20, 2019

When it comes to discovering and writing about your character’s motivation, there are a dozen different methods. We can get there by any number of roads—most of which originate in…

Conflict Thesaurus Entry: A Delay that Makes One Late

August 17, 2019

Conflict Thesaurus Entry: A Delay that Makes One Late

August 17, 2019

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…

Writers, Remember: The Wand Chooses The Wizard

August 15, 2019

Writers, Remember: The Wand Chooses The Wizard

August 15, 2019

When we choose a writing career, naturally we want to find our footing quickly. But this can cause us to pay too much attention to what other authors are doing…

Conflict Thesaurus Entry: Being Offered an Easy Way Out

August 10, 2019

Conflict Thesaurus Entry: Being Offered an Easy Way Out

August 10, 2019

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…

Why Writers Shouldn’t Query Self-Published Books

August 8, 2019

Why Writers Shouldn’t Query Self-Published Books

August 8, 2019

Have you self-published a novel you had originally intended to send to literary agents (to see how it did)? Or, did you self-publish a novel, decide that publishing path wasn’t…