Physical description of a character can be difficult to convey—too much will slow the pace or feel 'list-like', while too little will not allow readers to form a clear mental image. If a reader cannot imagine what your character looks like, they may have trouble connecting with them on a personal … [Read more...] about Physical Feature Entry: Muscular Build
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The Big Lie: Encouraging your Readers to Suspend Disbelief
We are happy to welcome Laura Pauling, who has pushed through the publishing craziness to release her newest book! I had the pleasure of reading an advanced copy of HEIST while I was on vacation, and, as you can see from my Goodreads review, I THOROUGHLY enjoyed it. Laura is kind of...well, let's … [Read more...] about The Big Lie: Encouraging your Readers to Suspend Disbelief
Sample Page
This is an example page. It's different from a blog post because it will stay in one place and will show up in your site navigation (in most themes). Most people start with an About page that introduces them to potential site visitors. It might say something like this: Hi there! I'm a bike … [Read more...] about Sample Page
Physical Feature Entry: Curvy Build
Physical description of a character can be difficult to convey—too much will slow the pace or feel 'list-like', while too little will not allow readers to form a clear mental image. If a reader cannot imagine what your character looks like, they may have trouble connecting with them on a personal … [Read more...] about Physical Feature Entry: Curvy Build
Physical Feature Entry: Chest
Physical description of a character can be difficult to convey—too much will slow the pace or feel 'list-like', while too little will not allow readers to form a clear mental image. If a reader cannot imagine what your character looks like, they may have trouble connecting with them on a personal … [Read more...] about Physical Feature Entry: Chest
Physical Feature Entry: Butts
Physical description of a character can be difficult to convey—too much will slow the pace or feel 'list-like', while too little will not allow readers to form a clear mental image. If a reader cannot imagine what your character looks like, they may have trouble connecting with them on a personal … [Read more...] about Physical Feature Entry: Butts
Physical Attributes Entry: Lips
Physical description of a character can be difficult to convey—too much will slow the pace or feel 'list-like', while too little will not allow readers to form a clear mental image. If a reader cannot imagine what your character looks like, they may have trouble connecting with them on a personal … [Read more...] about Physical Attributes Entry: Lips
Physical Feature Thesaurus: Eyebrows
Physical description of a character can be difficult to convey—too much will slow the pace or feel ‘list-like’, while too little will not allow readers to form a clear mental image. If a reader cannot imagine what your character looks like, they may have trouble connecting with them on a personal … [Read more...] about Physical Feature Thesaurus: Eyebrows
Adapting Story Structure for Any Project
Lydia Sharp is with us today to share some tips on how to use Blake Snyder's Beat Sheet to help with story structure, so please read on! ***** Ever since I discovered Save the Cat! by Blake Snyder back in 2009 (which was actually less of a discovery and more of a recommendation by the fabulous … [Read more...] about Adapting Story Structure for Any Project
Your Blog As A Promotion & Branding Tool
I am super excited to welcome Nina Amir, Inspiration to Creation Coach, who inspires people to combine their purpose and passion so they Achieve More Inspired Results. She motivates both writers and non-writers to create publishable and published products, careers as authors and to achieve their … [Read more...] about Your Blog As A Promotion & Branding Tool
Surprising Emotions: How Will Your Character React?
Happy to welcome David Farland with us today to give us his take on the importance of character emotions and how reactions can often surprise and enthrall readers. David has written and edited fifty published books and has trained several international bestselling authors like Brandon Sanderson … [Read more...] about Surprising Emotions: How Will Your Character React?
Character Trait Entry: Sensitive
Definition: Responsive to stimuli; strongly susceptible to the attitudes and emotions of others Characters in Literature: Luna Lovegood (Harry Potter); Jonas (The Giver); John Coffey (The Green Mile) Common Portrayals: the geeky, quiet & socially inept male bullied by family members or … [Read more...] about Character Trait Entry: Sensitive