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Mystery Writing: Making the Reader a Participator

February 14, 2017

Mystery Writing: Making the Reader a Participator

February 14, 2017

A lot of great stories have a mystery in them. The mystery may not be the primary focus; it might be the secondary, or the mystery might be so minor…

How To Accurately Write About a Character’s Pain

February 9, 2017

How To Accurately Write About a Character’s Pain

February 9, 2017

The best thing about this online world of ours is you never know who you are going to meet. I don’t know about you, but one of the areas I…

Does Your Character Description Create A Powerful Image?

February 7, 2017

Does Your Character Description Create A Powerful Image?

February 7, 2017

Your job as a storyteller is to create IMAGES. This is true not just for screenwriters, but for anyone presenting a story to a reader or an audience. Whenever we…

Your Character’s Appearance: Make Each Detail Count

February 2, 2017

Your Character’s Appearance: Make Each Detail Count

February 2, 2017

Describing a character’s physical appearance is a tough job. Most writers either get into it and share every dimple, curl, and laugh line, or they sprinkle in just a few…

Lesser-Known Story Character Archetypes

January 24, 2017

Lesser-Known Story Character Archetypes

January 24, 2017

Jonathan Vars is sharing some of the lesser-known character archetypes or tropes you could use to set it apart from other works. Read on! Every story contains certain character archetypes—custom molds,…

5 Things Psychology Can Teach Writers

January 19, 2017

5 Things Psychology Can Teach Writers

January 19, 2017

From our books, most of you know Becca and I love psychology. This is largely because the most captivating fiction pieces are those that closely mirror the real world, especially…

Pacing and Momentum in Revision

January 17, 2017

Pacing and Momentum in Revision

January 17, 2017

One of the elements I like to focus on when I revise is pacing. Pacing is the manipulation of momentum and time in a piece of writing and how the…

Tips for Weaving Romance into Your Novel

January 3, 2017

Tips for Weaving Romance into Your Novel

January 3, 2017

By C.S. Lakin Romance is a part of life, and so it should also play some part in our novels—if we intend for our characters to mirror real life. Even…

Finding the Sweet Starting Spot for Your Story

December 20, 2016

Finding the Sweet Starting Spot for Your Story

December 20, 2016

I used to hate writing story openings as I could never find the right spot the first time around. Sometimes, I started too far into the current story, leaving readers…