Know Your Characters and Watch Them Change
In a post on DIY MFA, Rita Zoey Chin share five tips for creating dynamic characters. "Reading fiction is almost always an act of...
How To Use Ethos, Logos, And Pathos In Your Writing
In a post on Film Daft, Grant Harvey examines the concepts of ethos, logos, and pathos and how you can use them in your...
Use Your Characters to Embody Your Theme
In a post on Writers Helping Writers, Becca Puglisi suggests ways your characters can embody your story's theme.
Themes can be tricky, Puglisi says. Good...
What’s The Worst That Can Happen?
In a new blog post, Janice Hardy says that forcing your characters to confront the worst thing that can happen might be the worst...
Struggling to Write About Your Big Idea? Don’t Try So Hard
In a guest post on Jane Friedman's blog, Joe Ponepinto says that focusing on stories that are smaller in scope can help you tell...
Write the Book that Keeps You Up at Night
In a post on Killzone, PJ Parrish says you shouldn't worry about avoiding mistakes, because your writing mishaps provide you the best opportunity to...
Options for Outlining…or Not
In a new podcast episode, Joanna Penn reads excerpts from her book How to Write a Novel, focusing on novel prep. In the excerpt,...
Snowball Stakes Get Worse Before They Get Better
In a guest post on C.S. Lakin's blog, DiAnn Mills says that the stakes of failure for your protagonist should get bigger and go faster...
A Q&A on Structure
In their latest podcast, the Writing Excuses hosts talk about story structure, including questions from their live audience. Their questions include:
How do you...
Are You Ready for Your (Radio) Close-up?
In a post on the SFWA blog, Katie Gill offers advice for writing radio drama. "In recent years, audio drama has made a comeback...
