History: What’s Fact and What’s Fiction?
In a post on Writers in the Storm, Eldred Bird examines the difference between writing about factual history and legend. "Most myths, legends, and heroes...
Free Advice is Only Worth What You Pay for It
In a post on Lit Reactor, Richard Thomas shares the best and worst writing advice he's ever heard.
The Best includes:
“In order to be a...
Have You Heard of the Big Five?
In a post on the Killzone blog, Garry Rodgers examines the five primary dimensions of human personality and suggest that writers can use these...
Can Your Novel Also Support a Short Story?
In a guest post on Janice Hardy's blog, Rayne Hall offers advice for writing a short story that spins off from your novel, as...
Advice on Writing Short While Still Developing Character
In a guest post on Writers Helping Writers, Jami Gold offers advice on creating story problems and character arcs within the short story, where...
Characters are More than Names on a Page
In a post on CrimeReads, J.A. Jance offers advice on creating believable characters. "As writers, it’s our responsibility to bring our characters, both major...
What You Can Learn from the 101 Best Screenplays Ever Written
Industrial Scripts shares a list of the 101 best screenplays, as voted on by the Writer's Guild of America, and breaks down the reasons...
Four Reasons Your Characters Don’t Work
In a post on the Stage 32 blog, Zelene Dolton suggests four reasons your characters aren't working and ways to fix them.
Your characters...
Building Scenes
In a post on Writers in the Storm, Lori Freeland says creating a scene in your story is not unlike creating a painting -...
The Better Part of Valor
In the latest in her great series on writing fight scenes for Writer's Digest, Carla Hoch offers advice on getting your characters out of...
