Your Family History Can Inspire Historical Fiction
In an article for Writer's Digest, Yvette Manessis Corporon says that your family stories can help you craft compelling historical fiction. "Sometimes the only...
Tips for Managing Multiple POVs
In a post on DIY MFA, Jennifer Craven shares five tips for writing stories with multiple points of view. Multi-POV stories "can be complicated to...
How to Use Ethos, Pathos, and Logos in Your Screenplay
In a post on The Script Lab blog, Shanee Edwards examines the concepts of ethos, pathos, and logos and how you can use them in...
How Stories Can Help Us Understand Lives that Are Not Our...
May-lee Chai makes the rounds, this time stopping by DIY MFA for an interview. During the discussion, they talk about Chai's new book of...
7 Places to Find Your Next Idea
Stuck for a place to start writing short stories? In a post on Writer's Digest, May-lee Chai shares the places she goes for inspiration.
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Seven Steps for Choosing Character Names
In a post on CrimeReads, Freida McFadden offers tips for finding the perfect name for your characters. "Most people receive their names as a...
Just Like Starting Over
It's common for a story to begin with a character facing a significant life change. But how do you present that challenge accurately and...
The Subtleties of Dialogue
In their latest episode, the Writing Excuses hosts conclude their 8-episode series on dialogue. During the podcast, they discuss the nuances of dialogue.
Conflict Should Hit Your Characters Where It Hurts
In a post on Writers Helping Writers, Angela Ackerman says conflict should target your character's soft spots. "When we take aim at the things our...
Whose Life Is It Anyway?
In a post on Lit Hub, Jincy Willett discusses how much real life we can steal from real life people.
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