How to Extract Information From Others
How to Extract Information From Others
How does your character go about getting information from someone who doesn’t want to give it up? Tiana Warner is here to break down the different options that might work for…
Read more…Vulnerability: The Key to Compelling Romantic Relationships
Vulnerability: The Key to Compelling Romantic Relationships
The connection between two characters is one of the most magnetic forces in storytelling, especially in romance novels. Whether they welcome the relationship, fight it, or fall somewhere in between,…
Read more…The Art of Story: When Telling Trumps Showing
The Art of Story: When Telling Trumps Showing
Show, don’t tell advice helps us craft immersive fiction because showing involves readers, but this doesn’t mean there’s no place for telling. Telling is necessary sometimes, and a story will…
Read more…The Emotion Amplifier Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to Character Stress and Volatility
The Emotion Amplifier Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to Character Stress and Volatility
Release date: May 13th, 2024 Welcome to the 2nd edition of Emotion Amplifiers—expanded and updated! Characters who are in control of their emotions rarely slip up, which makes for boring…
Read more…10 Reasons Why Your Protagonist Needs Flaws
10 Reasons Why Your Protagonist Needs Flaws
When we see the word Hero or Heroine, we think heroic, which is ironic as they are often jaded, lost, and brimming with flaws and false beliefs about the world…
Read more…5 Steps To Find Your Book’s Ideal Audience
5 Steps To Find Your Book’s Ideal Audience
There’s nothing quite like seeing a book with your name on it. The beautiful cover, the weight of it in your hands, the pages of your creativity bundled into a…
Read more…Emotional Description: 3 Common Problems with Show & Tell
Emotional Description: 3 Common Problems with Show & Tell
Writing compelling emotional moments is the lifeblood of any story and the key to building a relationship between characters and readers. Yet steering clear of the show-don’t-tell pitfalls requires practice…
Read more…Hidden Emotions: How To Tell Readers What Characters Don’t Want To Show
Hidden Emotions: How To Tell Readers What Characters Don’t Want To Show
One of the struggles that comes with writing is when a character feels vulnerable and so tries to hide their emotions as a result. Fear of emotional pain, a lack…
Read more…Lessons From James Scott Bell: Characters That Jump Off The Page
Lessons From James Scott Bell: Characters That Jump Off The Page
A week (ish) ago, I had the pleasure of attending a workshop with bestselling author and writing coach, James Scott Bell. It was a fantastic day of learning how to…
Read more…Ask Questions to Find Your Story
Ask Questions to Find Your Story
I ask a lot of questions in my line of work as a professional manuscript critiquer and copyeditor. Sure, I also give a lot of suggestions and fix badly constructed…
Read more…Character Descriptions – Learn from the Pros!
Character Descriptions – Learn from the Pros!
Editor and author Jodie Renner has some expert advice on how to write character descriptions, so read on. In my editing of fiction, I find my clients often tend to…
Read more…The Four Types of Character Flaws
The Four Types of Character Flaws
Hostile Characters, like real people, will have flaws, aspects of their personality that shape their behavior and worldview in negative (destructive) ways. These flaws cause them to think, act, and…
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