Toni Morrison: Clichés Live On for a Reason
In an excerpt from an interview included in Black Women Writers at Work, Toni Morrison discusses how to work with and reimagine clichés. "A...
Your Manuscript is Ready, but is it Ready-Ready?
Revising a complete manuscript is a difficult task. Even when we know what needs to be done, it can be hard to know how...
Does Your First Draft Stink? Here’s Why.
In a new post, Janice Hardy identifies 7 reasons your first draft may suck. "Bad first drafts happen all the time, even to professional...
Write What You Want
In a post on LitReactor, Chelsea Stickle says you don't have to write about everything. "Depending on your life experiences, you may feel obligated...
Don’t Wait for Your Voice to Tell You What’s Wrong
In a post on the Stage 32 blog, Chris Morley continues his series on finding your creative voice. "Art is a gift from our...
Eight Steps to Inflating Flat Characters
In a post on Writers in the Storm, Lynette Burrows offers advice for inflating your flat characters. "Does your character have little to no internal...
Spice Up Your Dialogue
In a post on Writer Unboxed, David Corbett shares advice on using idioms to spice up your dialogue. "In the never-ending quest for snappy repartee...
Setting Needs World Building
In a new blog post, Janice Hardy discusses the difference between setting and worldbuilding. "Setting is the location in which a scene (or book)...
Is Your Dream Sequence a Narrative Nightmare?
In the latest in the Writer's Digest series on mistakes writers make, editor Moriah Richardson says dropping an unnecessary dream sequence into your story...
When is Good Enough?
In a post on Writer Unboxed, Sarah Callender says our work will never be perfect, but we need to learn to recognize when good...
