Relationship Thesaurus Entry: Parent and Teen Child
Relationship Thesaurus Entry: Parent and Teen Child
Successful stories are driven by authentic and interesting characters, so it’s important to craft them carefully. But characters don’t usually exist in a vacuum; throughout the course of your story,…
Read more…The Best Resource for Planning Your NaNoWriMo Novel
The Best Resource for Planning Your NaNoWriMo Novel
We’re creeping up on the biggest, craziest, event in Writerville: National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). That means 50,000 words written in one month, and all the coffee, stale pizza, and…
Read more…What You Can Learn from Rhetorical Questions in Your Manuscript
What You Can Learn from Rhetorical Questions in Your Manuscript
It is such an easy thing to do. Once you become aware of author intrusion and what that looks like in limited third person, first person, or deep POV, the easy…
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…Conflict Thesaurus Entry: The Death of a Pet
Conflict Thesaurus Entry: The Death of a Pet
Conflict is very often the magic sauce for generating tension and turning a ho-hum story into one that rivets readers. As such, every scene should contain a struggle of some…
Read more…Conflict Thesaurus Entry: Being Blackmailed
Conflict Thesaurus Entry: Being Blackmailed
Conflict is very often the magic sauce for generating tension and turning a ho-hum story into one that rivets readers. As such, every scene should contain a struggle of some…
Read more…Conflict Thesaurus Entry: Lacking an Important Resource
Conflict Thesaurus Entry: Lacking an Important Resource
Conflict is very often the magic sauce for generating tension and turning a ho-hum story into one that rivets readers. As such, every scene should contain a struggle of some…
Read more…Conflict Thesaurus Entry: Discrimination or Harassment
Conflict Thesaurus Entry: Discrimination or Harassment
Conflict is very often the magic sauce for generating tension and turning a ho-hum story into one that rivets readers. As such, every scene should contain a struggle of some…
Read more…No Story Conflict? Explore Your Options
No Story Conflict? Explore Your Options
As a reader of Angela and Becca’s blog, chances are you’ve seen some of their many posts about the role of conflict in our story. In fact, as a Resident…
Read more…Conflict Thesaurus Entry: Being Given an Ultimatum
Conflict Thesaurus Entry: Being Given an Ultimatum
Conflict is very often the magic sauce for generating tension and turning a ho-hum story into one that rivets readers. As such, every scene should contain a struggle of some…
Read more…Conflict Thesaurus Entry: Wrong Place, Wrong Time
Conflict Thesaurus Entry: Wrong Place, Wrong Time
Conflict is very often the magic sauce for generating tension and turning a ho-hum story into one that rivets readers. As such, every scene should contain a struggle of some…
Read more…Identifying Your Character’s Primary Attribute
Identifying Your Character’s Primary Attribute
When I think about some of my favorite protagonists, I can usually identify a trait that defines each one: Sam Gamgee: LoyaltyAnne Shirley: ImpulsivityJames T. Kirk: Boldness However, if each…
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