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Story Structure in a Flash

May 14, 2019

Story Structure in a Flash

May 14, 2019

Story structure can sometimes be difficult to wrap our minds around; there are so many different structures, all with different terminology and slightly different meanings. But today I’m going to…

Occupation Thesaurus: Diplomat

May 11, 2019

Occupation Thesaurus: Diplomat

May 11, 2019

Jobs are as important for our characters as they are for real people. A character’s career might be their dream job or one they’ve chosen due to necessity. In your…

Occupation Thesaurus Entry: Farmer

May 4, 2019

Occupation Thesaurus Entry: Farmer

May 4, 2019

Jobs are as important for our characters as they are for real people. A character’s career might be their dream job or one they’ve chosen due to necessity. In your…

Picking the Right Setting Details

April 30, 2019

Picking the Right Setting Details

April 30, 2019

Settings are very important to me. Most of my love affairs with books and movies tie directly into where the characters lived, laughed, and suffered: Green Gables, Toad Hall, the…

Occupation Thesaurus Entry: Driver (Car)

April 27, 2019

Occupation Thesaurus Entry: Driver (Car)

April 27, 2019

Jobs are as important for our characters as they are for real people. A character’s career might be their dream job or one they’ve chosen due to necessity. In your…

8 Ways to Inject Humor into Your Writing

April 23, 2019

8 Ways to Inject Humor into Your Writing

April 23, 2019

Everybody wants to be funny. Humor puts people at ease and makes them more receptive—exactly the place you want your reader to be. But how do we write it without…

Occupation Thesaurus: Escort

April 20, 2019

Occupation Thesaurus: Escort

April 20, 2019

Jobs are as important for our characters as they are for real people. A character’s career might be their dream job or one they’ve chosen due to necessity. In your…

The One Thing Writers Miss When Trying to Improve

April 18, 2019

The One Thing Writers Miss When Trying to Improve

April 18, 2019

Writers do something rather unusual on a frequent basis: they ask to learn more about their weaknesses. Whether submitting a story to a writer’s group, editor, or contest, writers frequently…

Plot, Inner Change, Evocative Writing—What Really Rivets Readers?

April 16, 2019

Plot, Inner Change, Evocative Writing—What Really Rivets Readers?

April 16, 2019

Here’s a counterintuitive fact: Writers spend way too much time obsessing about “the writing.” They sweat over the words, the technique, the language, the flow, the use of metaphor, and…

Occupation Thesaurus: Coroner

April 13, 2019

Occupation Thesaurus: Coroner

April 13, 2019

Jobs are as important for our characters as they are for real people. A character’s career might be their dream job or one they’ve chosen due to necessity. In your…