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Your Characters’ Energy
In a post on Writer Unboxed, Kathryn Craft says that character energy is an often overlooked element of story and cast dynamics. Characters don't...
What If Your Hero IS the Problem?
In a post on Writers Helping Writers, Marissa Graff says that your protagonist is often the antagonist in their own story, but needs help...
The Wolves at Your Character’s Door
In a post on Writers in the Storm, J. Scott Coatsworth says that writers can liven up their stories by placing a metaphorical wolf...
Imaging the Near Future
In an article for Writer's Digest, Stacy Nathaniel Jackson offers tips for writing near futures in fiction. Her tips include:
Generate Ideas from Financial...
When Should You Use a Play-by-Play?
In a new post, September Fawkes says writers can sometimes take advantage of the "play by play" approach to describing your character's actions.
Generally, writers...
The Uses of Third Person Limited
The Writing Excuses hosts continue their discussion of perspective, this time focusing on third person. Because this POV seems to be interpreted differently by...
The Reader’s Reward
In a new post on Writer Unboxed, Donald Maass examines why readers read, and how knowing that can help us strengthen our writing.
Fiction can...
Three is the Magic Number
In a new post, Janice Hardy reflects on the Rule of Three and how it can strengthen your writing. You're probably familiar with the...
The Perils of First Person
In their latest episode, the Writing Excuses hosts start a new series focusing on the lens of proximity—specifically, how close you are to a...
What Happens When Characters Age?
Have you considered how age impacts your characters over the course of your novel? In a new post on her blog, Tiffany Yates Martin...
