The Many Ways to Begin
In a post on Writers in the Storm, Ellen Buikema shares 10 ways to start your story. "There is no one best way to...
Writing About Sex When You Don’t Want to Write About Sex
In a post on Lit Hub, Reine Arcache Melvin offers advice for writing about sex when you don't want to write about sex. "In...
Understanding the Spiderweb of Motivation
In a new blog post, Kristen Lamb examines human - and character - motivation. "Articulating character motivation can help us when it comes to...
Use Your Hero’s Fears to Raise Tension
In a guest post on Writers in the Storm, Janice Hardy offers advice for leveraging your character's fears to create suspense. "If you’re not...
del Toro: Embrace Your Monsters
In a post on ScreenCraft, Shanee Edwards share 10 storytelling tips from Oscar-winning writer and director Guillermo del Toro. Here are three:
Embrace the...
Is Your Prologue Serving a Good Function?
In a new post, Janice Hardy examines the much-maligned prologue. Should it stay or should it go? "When done well, a prologue can add...
What Your Novel Chapters Must Accomplish
In an article for The Writer, Jack Smith shares advice for structuring chapters to create a sound and successful novel. "How exactly does one successfully...
You Shouldn’t Get Stuck with an Unlikeable Character
In a recent post, George Saunders answers a reader's question about creating likable characters.
In this case, the questioner - a writer - created a...
Tips for Portraying Emotion on the Page
In a post on Writer Unboxed, Susan DeFreitas offers advice for conveying emotion on the page. "It’s one of the most magical properties of...
Novels That Work, but Shouldn’t Part 2
In the second part of his series on on novels that shouldn't work but do, Donald Maass continues examining the episodic novel. "Lacking an...
