Tips for Opening In Media Res
In a post on the Killzone blog, Sue Coletta offers tips for starting your novel with a harrowing, in media res scene and then...
Lies, Lies, and Damn Lies
In a new blog post, Kristen Lamb examines the utility of lies in fiction. "Lying is very useful in fiction," Lamb writes. "The kissing...
The Struggle and the Discovery
In a post on Writers in the Storm, Laura Baker offers advice for finding out what your story is really about. "At the heart of...
Let These Russian Writing Concepts Help You Organize Your Novel
In a post on the Script Lab blog, Britton Perelman explains the concepts of fabula and syuzhet, which she says are the two most...
When Parallel Paths Converge
In a post on the Killzone blog, Kay DiBianca examines elements of the film Seabiscuit to show what we can learn about parallel plots...
Find Your Story Before You Start to Research
In a guest post on Chuck Wendig's blog, Alma Katsu shares advice on researching your historical novel. "I came to novel writing after decades...
Why Choose Fiction Over Biography?
In an interview with the DIY MFA podcast, Leslie Johansen Nack discusses her novel, The Blue Butterfly, A Novel of Marion Davies, a historical fiction...
Are you Playing Hide and Seek with Your Characters?
In a post on Writers Helping Writers, Becca Puglisi says that understanding what our characters are hiding is as important as what we describe...
How to Make it Through the Muddy Middle of Your Novel
In a post on the Killzone blog, James Scott Bell suggests a trick you can use to make sure your novel makes it past...
Playing in the Public Domain
In their latest episode, the Writing Excuses hosts and Gama Martinez address issues with using characters and other IP that have entered the public...
