Sorry, Maria – Sometimes the Beginning is the Worst Place to...
In the latest in Writer's Digest's series of articles on mistakes writers make, Michael Woodson says it's a mistake to start at the very...
Transforming the Unlikeable
Unlikeable characters create tension with your protagonist. In many cases, your hero herself might be the unlikeable one. (In our case, it's the writer...)...
Revealing Drama Through Dialogue
In a post on Writers Helping Writers, Becca Puglisi offers tips for creating tension through dialogue. "Tension is that gut-curdling, oh-crap feeling you get when...
Info-Dump or Inclusion? Advice for Telling the Difference
Info-dumping: the bane of writers everywhere. In a post on Writer Unboxed, Kelsey Allagood suggests how you can identify it and fix it. "When...
Finding the Right Voice for Difficult Topics
During an interview with DIY MFA's Gabriela Pereira, Brian Leung talks about his novel, All I Should Not Tell. During their conversation, they discuss:
How...
“I See Fictional People.”
In a post on Writers in the Storm, Ellen Buikema says we should embrace the role that intuition or the sixth sense plays in...
Why Do We Choose the Jobs We Have?
Most people work, with a business or at home. Even most of the idle rich do something with their day. While our stories might...
Navigating a Story Within a Story
In their latest podcast, the Writing Excuses hosts discuss the "story within a story" approach to structure, with guest Peng Shepherd.
Are Your Supporting Actors Oscar-Worthy?
In another recent article on secondary characters, Writer Unboxed's Barbara Lyn Probst offers advice on giving your supporting characters a purpose and arc of...
Does Your Flashback Jerk Your Reader Out of the Story?
In a guest post on Jane Friedman's blog, Tiffany Yates Martin offers advice for weaving flashbacks into your story without breaking your narrative.
"Authors often...
