Runaway Plot? Try These Fixes
In a post on the Killzone blog, James Scott Bell offers advice for wrangling a plot that's starting to get away from you. "What do...
Act Out Your Combat Scenes (Safely)
In a post on DIY MFA, Kris Hill says a round of Dungeons and Dragons can help you create exciting combat scenes. "What makes Dungeons...
The Challenge of Using Art in Your Art
In an essay for Lit Hub, Joe Mungo Reed offers advice for using real works of art in your fiction. "Often, a piece of...
Need an Opening Scene? Sow Doubt.
In a post on Jane Friedman's blog, Susan DeFreitas offers suggestions for writing a compelling opening scene for your novel.
While common writing advice says...
Guilt: Not so Useless in Fiction
In an article for Writer's Digest, Veronica Gutierrez shares four tips for writing about guilt in fiction. Can guilt help you tell a good story?...
Writing Food You Can Taste
In most stories and novels, food is an after (or never) thought. We assume characters eat, but other than the occasional reference to meals,...
Can This Fictional Writer Help Hone Your Basic Writing Instincts?
Sometimes writers need to turn to unlikely sources of inspiration. In an article for Lit Hub, Blake Turck says we can learn a lot from...
Use Humor to Bring Balance to Tragedy
In an article for Writer's Digest, Libby Hubscher shares her advice for using humor to leaven heavy scenes and topics. "In the real world, laughter...
Put Your Characters Through Pathological Maneuvers
Expanding on his previous post on Writer Unboxed, David Corbett continues his exploration of character. Earlier, he suggested that moments of helplessness can reveal...
Research Should Be Your Pleasure
In a post on CrimeReads, W.M. Akers says that research is necessary for historical fiction, but should also be fun. "Done properly, it can...
