Mine Your Emotions for Writing Diamonds
In a post on the Killzone blog, James Scott Bell says writers need to offer something special if they want to stand out on...
You Can Always Choose a Good Influence
In their latest podcast, the Writing Excuses hosts discuss influences. What are your influences? What pieces of art, music, literature, or other media have...
10 Tips for Retelling Shakespeare in a Fresh Way!
Retelling Shakespeare's plays in a new way is a writerly tradition. With the new West Side Story, we're even getting remakes of retellings! In...
Busting 5 Myths About Screenwriting
In a post on the Stage 32 blog, Ellie Coverdale busts five myths about screenwriting.
Myth #1 - It Doesn’t Involve Much Writing. Screenplays...
12 Questions to Ask About Your Story
In a post on Writers Write, Anthony Ehlers offers a 12-point checklist that can help you make sure your story has a strong goal.
"How...
Your Character Lives, but Does She Fascinate?
The central advice on creating characters is to focus on what they want. Desire drives motivation, shows values and character, and influences choices. Desire...
Portraying Women in Historical Fiction – Part 2
In a new post on the A Writer of History blog, M.K. Tod continues her series on writing great women characters in historical fiction....
10 Tips for a Stronger Story Foundation
Raise your hand if you sometimes - or often - get stuck halfway through a story or novel, unsure how to bridge from the...
Use the Five Senses to Enliven Your Writing
In a new post on the BookBaby blog, Nancy Erickson offers advice on using sensory language to help your scenes come alive.
"Sensory language is...
Plot is a Chain of Consequence
In a post on Writers Helping Writers, editor David Brown offers advice on revising your novel scene by scene.
In his work, Brown finds that...
