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Look Forward, Not Backward, to Pull the Reader In

February 12, 2019

Look Forward, Not Backward, to Pull the Reader In

February 12, 2019

A lot of writers have the tendency to look “backward” when writing. They might use a lot of flashbacks, they might have a character think “back” on things, or they…

Occupation Thesaurus: Chef

February 9, 2019

Occupation Thesaurus: Chef

February 9, 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…

Why Querying Writers Shouldn’t Write Sequels

February 7, 2019

Why Querying Writers Shouldn’t Write Sequels

February 7, 2019

Querying writers have quite a few hurdles to jump through to secure literary representation. For those of you who don’t know what a query is or what I mean by…

Occupation Thesaurus: Barista

February 2, 2019

Occupation Thesaurus: Barista

February 2, 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: Skydiving Instructor

January 26, 2019

Occupation Thesaurus Entry: Skydiving Instructor

January 26, 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 Key Components of a Compelling Character (According to Psychology)

January 23, 2019

The Key Components of a Compelling Character (According to Psychology)

January 23, 2019

We’re fascinated by our fellow humans. In fact, we have a profound desire to try and understand the thoughts and feelings bouncing around other people, the characters on TV…the hero…

Occupation Thesaurus Entry: Radio DJ

January 19, 2019

Occupation Thesaurus Entry: Radio DJ

January 19, 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…

Four Reasons to Include Prompts in Your Writing Regimen

January 17, 2019

Four Reasons to Include Prompts in Your Writing Regimen

January 17, 2019

If you’ve hung around Writers Helping Writers for very long, today’s guest author doesn’t need an introduction. Gabriela Pereira is a former Resident Writing Coach who keeps coming back to…

How to Get Emotion Onto the Page

January 15, 2019

How to Get Emotion Onto the Page

January 15, 2019

It is a truth universally acknowledged: you have to hook the reader right out of the starting gate. From the very first sentence your story must incite that delicious sense…

All-Important Considerations When Crafting a Scene

January 10, 2019

All-Important Considerations When Crafting a Scene

January 10, 2019

By C.S. Lakin Anyone who says writing a scene is easy probably hasn’t written one. I’ve written upwards of three thousand scenes (a fairly rough estimate), and every time I…