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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…

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…

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…

Want Readers to Fall in Love With Your Hero? Create The Perfect Hero Lens

January 8, 2019

Want Readers to Fall in Love With Your Hero? Create The Perfect Hero Lens

January 8, 2019

We writers worry about all sorts of things: traits, arcs, themes, motives etc. But even when we’ve got all of those things sorted, bridging the gap between the black ink…

Occupation Thesaurus Entry: Yoga Instructor

January 5, 2019

Occupation Thesaurus Entry: Yoga Instructor

January 5, 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…

Start Your Writing Year Right!

January 1, 2019

Start Your Writing Year Right!

January 1, 2019

The start of a new year is special. It’s a reboot opportunity, a moment when we can hit refresh, adopt a new mindset if needed, and build new habits that…

Occupation Thesaurus Entry: Fundraiser

December 15, 2018

Occupation Thesaurus Entry: Fundraiser

December 15, 2018

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…