Advice for Writing Concise, Authentic Dialogue
In a post on Writers in the Storm, Sandy Vaile offers advice on writing concise dialogue that sounds true to life. "Speech predates written...
What is Your Hero’s Foundational Wound?
In a new post on Writers Helping Writers, Becca Puglisi takes a deep dive into backstory, examining emotional wounds and trauma to build your...
Developing Characters by the Seat of Your Pants
During an interview with the DIY MFA podcast, Neely Tubati Alexander talks about her novel, Love Buzz, and the importance of listening to your...
Bad Writing Can Also be Educational
Writers need to read other writers. As writing advice goes, this is as close to a mandatory rule as one can get. We should...
Five Foreshadowing Tips
In a post on Writers in the Storm, Ellen Buikema suggests effective ways to use foreshadowing in your writing. "Foreshadowing is a literary device...
The Importance of Narrative Voice
In an article for Writer's Digest, Kenan Orhan says the narrator's voice in your story is as important as your own. "There is setting and...
Choosing the Right Details
In a new post, Mary Carroll Moore says the trick to writing great descriptions is finding the details that matter. "Some people love lots...
Why We Can’t Look Away from Toxic Relationships
In a post on Writer Unboxed, Heather Webb examines why toxic relationships are such juicy fodder for fiction writers and readers. She suggests a...
Great Stories Need Great Stakes
In a post on BookBaby, Scott McCormick says that your protagonist's goals aren't as interesting if you don't set serious consequences for failure. "If...
Let Your Settings Change with Your Characters
In a post on Writer Unboxed, Emilie-Noelle Provost offers advice for creating true to life settings, based on her experience working in the travel industry....
