How to Fix a Boring Main Character and Save Your Story
Is your protagonist boring? In a post on Writers Helping Writers, Colleen Story offers tips for creating a more interesting main character. When Story...
Tips for Backstory In Deep POV
In a post on Writers in the Storm, Lisa Hall-Wilson offers advice on inserting backstory into novels told through close third person or deep...
Tips for Avoiding the Parts that Don’t Need to be Written
In a post on Writer Unboxed, Jeanne Kisacky makes suggestions for what not to write. We all written manuscripts that didn't work out for...
One Quick Trick to Tighten Your Novel’s Plot
In a recent post, Janice Hardy says that finding accidental connections within your novel can help you tighten your plot. "One of my favorite...
Character Choreography: How (and Why) to Move Your Hero Around
In an article for Writer's Digest, Lianne Dillsworth shares how (and why) to move your protagonist from one setting to another, including three things...
That Girl’s a Head Hopper!
In a recent post, September Fawkes examines head hopping and how to avoid it. "Head hopping happens when the writer jumps from one character's...
Interiority Gives Your Story a Chance to Shine
In an excerpt from Writing Interiority: Crafting Irresistible Characters, published on Jane Friedman's blog, Mary Kole discusses the importance of interiority. "A lot needs...
A Job Should Do More Than Occupy Your Hero
In a post on Writers Helping Writers, Angela Ackerman says that your hero's job should be much more than an occupation. "One area of...
Your Story’s Heart Holds it All Together
In a post on ScreenCraft, Al Horner shares his interview with Eric Roth, screenwriter of Munich, Dune, A Star Is Born, and Killers of...
Can Your Novel Use a Lookbook?
In film, a lookbook is something like a vision board for the look and feel of a movie. By creating a lookbook, a screenwriter...
