Add Color, Movement, and Light to Your Descriptions
In a post on Writers in the Storm, Ellen Buikema continues her series on sensory writing, this time focusing on the sense of sight....
You Don’t Have to Believe in Astrology to Use it in...
In a post on DIY MFA, Ashley Christiano says understanding astrology and the Zodiac can help you create characters and situations for your stories. "Astrology...
Improve Your Novel with a Post-Draft Outline
In a post on Writers in the Storm, Kris Maze says a strong outline can help you fix problems with your manuscript. "Finishing your novel...
Stuck in Your Story? Make Sure You Aren’t Telling the Wrong...
In a post on the Pub Rants blog, Kristin Nelson says even the most talented writers can't save the wrong story. "All writers need to...
Who Makes the Cut?
In a post on the Stage 32 blog, Mary Helen Norris shares how she cut characters to strengthen her scripts. "This can be more painful...
What Made You Think About That? Advice for Timing Your Flashbacks
In a new post on Writer Unboxed, Barbara Linn Probst offers advice on when, why, and how to use flashbacks. "A story, by definition,...
Unlock Your Novel with a Great Story Sentence
Full disclosure: Creating a short premise statement or elevator pitch for my novels has always been difficult for me. I know my stories inside...
In Writing, Good Things Happen in Threes
In a post on The Script Lab, Britton Perelman says the Rule of Three can help you give structure and momentum to your story.
Perelman...
One Quick Reason Readers Cheer For Unlikable Characters
Why do readers root for unlikeable protagonists? In a post on Writers Helping Writers, Lisa Hall Wilson says it's because they are most often...
How Cause and Effect Impact History and the Future
During an interview with the DIY MFA podcast, GG Kellner discusses:
How she created the web of complex character relationships and the framework for...
