Craft Work

Strengthen Your Writing Aspect by Aspect

Human Connection is in the Details

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An article on BookBaby suggests a deceptively simple method for making emotional connections with your readers: using evocative details and engaging their senses in...

Use Dialogue to Convey Subtext

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Subtext is easier to spot in visual storytelling. It's body language and facial expression. It's the way an actor's voice catches when they speak...

How to Research Your Book

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This editor hasn't done any serious literary research since college (Wiki-holes don't count). But, those old term paper skills do come in handy when...

Don’t Forget to Bring Your Brain to a Knife Fight

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In a guest post on Kristen Lamb's blog, writer Piper Bayard offers advice on writing kick-ass fight scenes. "We all have our favorite ways...

How Far is Too Far? How Narrative Distance Affects Telling

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Beginning writers are often confounded by narrative distance. Point of view - first person, third person - is easier to grasp, but bringing your...

Rivals, Bullies, and Frenemies: Tips for Developing Multiple Kinds of Opponents

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Conflict is at the heart of every story and integral to every element. If your protagonist has no opponent - human or otherwise -...

The Secret Power of Failure

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Most novels chart the journey of a protagonist towards a worthy goal and culminate in their success, usually after experiencing great difficulty or tragedy....

Your Villain Needs Humanity, History

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Creating a one-dimensional villain is a cardinal sin of writing. While readers love to root against a bad guy, they need to feel more...

Enhance Your Worldbuilding By Understanding Anthropology

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In an interview with the Creative Penn podcast, Michael Kilman discusses how writers can use anthropology — the study of human cultures — to...

A Great Fight Scene Happens Inside Your Character’s Head Too

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Good craft work will make or break a fight scene. Bad writing can leave a physical conflict flat on the page, while superior work...

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