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5 Plot Hacks to Fix a Flat Novel
In a guest post on Jane Friedman's blog, Susan DeFreitas suggests five "hacks" that might save a flagging novel. While many plot problems are...
Three Bad Ideas to Break Writer’s Block
In a guest post on Jane Friedman's blog, Jason Keath offers three bad ideas to generate more creative writing. "The goal is to help you...
Create Your Novel with Writing Sprints
In an article for Writer's Digest, C.H. Hooks shares her tips for using vignettes as stepping stones to write a novel. "Each beat of...
Sense and Sensibility and Structure
In a guest post on Jane Friedman's blog, Robin Henry shares lessons on story structure from Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility. "In addition to being...
Use Myths and Legends to Charge Your Writing
In an article for Writer's Digest, Emily Lloyd-Jones shares five ways to use myths and legends in your writing. "You can find mythology-inspired fiction...
Did Researchers Find the Balm of Gilead?
Researchers have successfully cultivated a thousand year old seed found in the Judean desert, and may have recreated the Biblical "tsori" tree, which was...
Small Details Can Create Big Emotional Ripples
In a post on Writers in the Storm, Lisa Miller writes that small details in your setting can pack a big emotional punch. "Setting is...
Top Tips for Mystery Fiction Writers
In an article for Writer's Digest, Harry Hunsicker shares his top tips for writing modern day detective fiction, four to cover the basics and four...
More on Dramatic Tension
In their latest episode, the Writing Excuses hosts continue their discussion on tension, this time focusing on the importance of creating tension in an...
Three Lessons from ‘The Penguin’ Pilot
In a post on ScreenCraft, Jo Light identifies three writing lessons from the first episode of HBO's The Penguin. A comic-book Sopranos, the show...
