Five Tips for Memorable Side Characters
In an article for Writer's Digest, Marina Adair shares five ways to create secondary characters your readers will love. "Creating secondary characters that readers...
Control Your Pacing with Stimuli + Response
In a new post, Janice Hardy offers advice on using your characters' emotional responses to control pacing and lead your readers into your story.
When...
Can Your Setting Be Unforgettable?
In an article for Writer's Digest, Kristy Woodson Harvey shares advice for making your setting as unforgettable as your characters. "No matter what type of...
Five Tips for Strong Flashbacks
In a post on the Script Lab, Ken Miyamoto offers advice on writing flashbacks. You've probably heard a lot of professionals advising writers to avoid...
Does Your Novel Keep the Beat?
In a post on the Stage 32 blog, Miquiel Banks offers tips for using beat sheets to track your protagonist's character arc. "At their...
Making Your Unlikable Characters Work on the Page
In a post for Writer's Digest, Sarah Joverjun examines four types of unlikable characters and how to make them work. "Intentionally unlikable or not, protagonists...
Great Movie MacGuffins
We love a good MacGuffin and in an article for Script Lab, Britton Perelman takes a look at 10 of the best.
Simply put, a...
Three Ways to Bring Out Theme
In a recent post, C.S. Lakin offers advice on how to season your theme throughout your story. "Theme isn’t a word, like justice," she...
Without Stakes, Your Reader Won’t Care
In a recent post, Tiffany Yates Martin examines character stakes and why they are the key to pulling your reader into your story. "What...
The Secret to Story Secrets
In an article for Writer's Digest, Jen Craven reveals 10 secrets about using secrets in your story. "In the world of fiction, secrets serve...
