Zig Zag Plot Arc
Zig Zag Plot Arc
As writers, the classic arc-plot diagram is burned into our brains. The one conveying that our characters should move through our books in one steady climb, both externally and internally.…
Read more…When Are You Ready for Professional Editing?
When Are You Ready for Professional Editing?
Many writers equate preparing for a professional edit with revision. We’ll cover a few revision tasks in this article, but revision is only half the battle. Preparing your manuscript is…
Read more…How to Draw Readers in Through a Character’s Choices
How to Draw Readers in Through a Character’s Choices
Quick, what’s one thing you need in every scene? This question can have a lot of answers – tension, conflict, stakes, emotion, action…on and on it goes. But I would…
Read more…Use Trauma Strategically To Create An Emotional Arc
Use Trauma Strategically To Create An Emotional Arc
Many authors give their characters past trauma that makes life more difficult and at the very least adds internal conflict. But are you strategic with the kind of trauma you…
Read more…Don’t Let Excess Baggage Bring Down Your Character’s Plane
Don’t Let Excess Baggage Bring Down Your Character’s Plane
We’ve all heard that characters need backstory, and in particular, an emotional wound that they’re carrying around when we meet them on page one. (As an aside, if you haven’t…
Read more…Fight, Flight, or Freeze: What’s Your Character’s Go-To Response?
Fight, Flight, or Freeze: What’s Your Character’s Go-To Response?
Fight, flight, or freeze. I think we’ve all heard variations of this phrase. It refers to the way each person is hard-wired to react to real or perceived danger: we…
Read more…4 Tips for Writing Your Character’s PTSD and Trauma Memories
4 Tips for Writing Your Character’s PTSD and Trauma Memories
Trauma: any event that overwhelms our ability to cope, causes feelings of helplessness, and diminishes our ability to feel a full range of emotions. Anything can be traumatic depending on the…
Read more…5 Tips for Writing Stellar Romantic Subplots
5 Tips for Writing Stellar Romantic Subplots
Does your story contain a romantic subplot? They can be tricky to write well while not allowing them to take over the main plot line. Savannah Cordova is back with…
Read more…7 Ways Deep POV Creates Emotional Connections With Readers
7 Ways Deep POV Creates Emotional Connections With Readers
Deep POV (point of view) is a popular (and lately, divisive) writing style to employ. Many blogs about deep pov will list out the same four or six foundational tools…
Read more…4 Ways to Fix a Boring Story
4 Ways to Fix a Boring Story
Is your story boring? Would you know or acknowledge it if it was? No one wants to admit that their story is slow, lackluster, or zzzzz. But hey, that’s what…
Read more…Introducing…The Relationship Thesaurus!
Introducing…The Relationship Thesaurus!
Human beings are social creatures. We’re made to be with others, meaning, our lives are built on a series of interwoven relationships. Deep or superficial, good or bad, these relationships…
Read more…The Emotional Roller Coaster all Writers Experience
The Emotional Roller Coaster all Writers Experience
Welcoming Martha Alderson (The Plot Whisperer) today, who is brilliant at digging down to the deepest layers of a story. Martha’s new book, Boundless Creativity: A Spiritual Workbook for Overcoming…
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