How To Accurately Write About a Character’s Pain
How To Accurately Write About a Character’s Pain
The best thing about this online world of ours is you never know who you are going to meet. I don’t know about you, but one of the areas I…
Read more…5 Visualization Techniques to Help Your Writing Craft
5 Visualization Techniques to Help Your Writing Craft
Happy to welcome high-performance coach and author Nina Amir and her brainstorming techniques. Plot. Scene. Character. Setting. Point of view. Theme. Literary devices. You’ve studied and practiced how to write…
Read more…How Your Hero’s Past Pain Will Determine His Character Flaws
How Your Hero’s Past Pain Will Determine His Character Flaws
Authentic characters are usually modeled after real people. I don’t mean pulling traits and quirks from those we know (say, taking Aunt Judy’s laughter and blending it with the overly-smiley…
Read more…Writing 101: Character Arc In A Nutshell
Writing 101: Character Arc In A Nutshell
Confused about character arc? Let’s look at all the pieces and how they fit together: inner and outer conflict, inner and outer motivation, fear, flaws—the whole shebang. So, you’re ready…
Read more…Writing 101: Building a Balanced Character
Writing 101: Building a Balanced Character
Here’s the truth about compelling characters: they’re neither good nor bad, perfect nor fundamentally flawed. Instead, they’re all of these things. Each character has a set of good, admirable qualities…
Read more…Writing Patterns Into Fiction: Scene and Sequel
Writing Patterns Into Fiction: Scene and Sequel
Raven Oak joins us to talk about the successful pattern of Scene and Sequel. When I began writing seriously—not the scribbles in a notebook of plots I’d write someday or…
Read more…Writing Extreme Emotion Without The Melodrama
Writing Extreme Emotion Without The Melodrama
Finding the right balance of emotion can be difficult; too little and the reader will feel no empathy for the characters, but too much, and the scene becomes melodramatic. Melodrama…
Read more…Villain Stereotypes and How to Avoid Writing One
Villain Stereotypes and How to Avoid Writing One
All characters will have flaws, but when it comes to the villain, it’s easy to go a bit too far, giving them so many bad qualities they feel like a…
Read more…MFA in WRITING: Lessons From Semester One
MFA in WRITING: Lessons From Semester One
If you are a career writer, chances are you’ve wondered if you should invest in a MFA (Masters of Fine Arts) for Writing. Marissa Graff decided to take this plunge,…
Read more…Setting Description…Writing More Than What You See
Setting Description…Writing More Than What You See
Today’s Question: What is the best way to describe a place in a really special way, without sounding too visual? I like this question, because it’s what the Setting Thesaurus…
Read more…Seven Deadly Novel Writing Sins: Sharing Too Much Information
Seven Deadly Novel Writing Sins: Sharing Too Much Information
TMI (Too Much Information) We’re all guilty of this sin at some point during the writing process. The trick is finding the correct balance by the time we reach the…
Read more…Seven Deadly Novel Writing Sins: Voice and Point of View
Seven Deadly Novel Writing Sins: Voice and Point of View
Voice is one of the most elusive aspects of writing. If you struggle with it, you are not alone. Just understanding what it is can be a challenge. When a…
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