Do You Have to Use 3-Act Structure?
If you're like me, you're wary of any kind of advice on story structure that sounds like formula. The 3-act structure is one of...
Advice on Keeping Pages Turning
In a post on the Killzone blog, James Scott Bell offers advice for writing page-turning fiction by having trouble brewing in every scene. "Somewhere...
Trust Your Reader
In the latest in the Writer's Digest series of articles on mistakes writers make, editor Michael Woodson says writers go wrong when they fail...
Names are Powerful
In a post on Writer Unboxed, Keith Cronin discusses the power of character names. "I see a lot of writers going with character names...
Your Antagonist Might Not be A Bad Guy
"All stories need an antagonist, but not all stories have a villain," Janice Hardy says in a new blog post. So, how do you...
Are Your Readers Connecting with Your Protagonist?
In a post on Writers in the Storm, Lynette Burrows offers advice for creating characters your readers will want to follow. "You can create...
How to Use Your Family Background
In an article for Writer's Digest, Kimberly Giarratano offers eight pieces of advice for weaving your family heritage into a novel. "We all come...
Hook Your Reader with Line 1
In a new post, C.S. Lakin discusses the importance of story hooks. "It’s a line that snags your reader and pulls them into the...
Why Not Consider Public Domain Properties?
In an article on Industrial Scripts, Rebecca Hindmarsh suggests ways writers can use public domain characters and stories to create a new work. "Many...
The Unpredictability of Kishotenketsu
In a post on Writers Write, Oliver Fox examines Kishotenketsu, a story structure found in East Asian novels and films, which is far different...
