How to Describe a Location You’ve Never Visited
How to Describe a Location You’ve Never Visited
One of the big decisions writers make is whether to choose a real location for the backdrop of their overall story or create one of their own imaginings. Crafting a…
Read more…What Is Emotional Context And Why Does Your Story Need It?
What Is Emotional Context And Why Does Your Story Need It?
Have you ever had an editor or critique partner say “go deeper”? And you throw up your hands and glare at the screen because you DID go deeper. Deep point…
Read more…5 Methods for Writing A Novel
5 Methods for Writing A Novel
Let’s face it: the current state of events has thrown all of us into a tailspin. Some of us are juggling lots of new responsibilities while others are struggling to…
Read more…Storytelling Decisions: What’s the Right Pace for Your Story?
Storytelling Decisions: What’s the Right Pace for Your Story?
As we learn to write, we often hear about the need to create a strong pace in our story. Many seem to think that a strong pace requires a fast…
Read more…How to Build Powerful Character Relationships
How to Build Powerful Character Relationships
Character relationships are, in many ways, the glue that holds a story together. Almost every tale has at least one relationship at the heart of it, often more. Rarely can…
Read more…Fall in Love with Your Second Act
Fall in Love with Your Second Act
I love me some Billy Joel. I especially love this song. Granted, it’s a song that deals with a serious issue in a gentle way, but I do think that, on…
Read more…Saving your Story from Predictability
Saving your Story from Predictability
I had the rare and luscious experience this weekend of cracking open a book and it being so awesome that I flew right through it. The Deceivers is about a girl from…
Read more…Hacking NaNoWriMo: How to Reach the Finish Line
Hacking NaNoWriMo: How to Reach the Finish Line
It’s NaNoWriMo season, so I’m reposting my top 5 tips that will help you bust through any block or hiccup so you reach your 50K. These tips have worked for…
Read more…Three Simple Questions That Will Unlock Your Story
Three Simple Questions That Will Unlock Your Story
By Lisa Cron Writers are the most powerful people on the planet. Yes, you! You have the power to change your readers in a more profound way than almost anyone…
Read more…Tips for a Successful Writing Collaboration
Tips for a Successful Writing Collaboration
It’s hard to believe that Angela and I have been writing together for over a decade. It started in 2008 with this blog, where we pooled ideas and shared writing…
Read more…Story Structure in a Flash
Story Structure in a Flash
Story structure can sometimes be difficult to wrap our minds around; there are so many different structures, all with different terminology and slightly different meanings. But today I’m going to…
Read more…Occupation Thesaurus Entry: Farmer
Occupation Thesaurus Entry: Farmer
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…
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