Your Setting Can be Just as Human as Your Characters
In a post on the DIY MFA blog, Michael Bourne shares advice on making your setting a well-rounded character in your novel. "Too often,...
10 Questions for the Rewriting Process
In a post on the Script Lab blog, Britton Perelman says there are 10 questions you should ask yourself during the rewriting stage. "Writing is...
Historical Research Needn’t Be a Chore
In an article for Writer's Digest, Piper Huguley shares five research tips for writing historical fiction. "Research is a word that leaves a bad...
5 Things You Can Learn from Writing Short
In an article for Writer's Digest, Dallas Woodburn says that writing short stories can help you grow as a writer and prepare you for writing...
Formula Can Fix What Ails Your Story
You might think that writing to formula is a creativity killer, but in a recent blog post, Kristen Lamb says that mastering your writing...
Forge Your Own Path in Fiction
In a post on CrimeReads, Ann McMan says that forging your own path in fiction is challenging, but worth it.
"The harder we try to...
Your Voice is Already Inside You
In a post on DIY MFA, F.E. Choe discusses voice: yours, your novel's, and your characters'. While the concept of voice is complex and...
Create Unique Secondary Characters Without Breaking Your Word Count
In a post on Writer Unboxed, Tessa Barbosa offers advice for creating strong individuals among your large cast of characters. Even in a long novel...
Creating Characters in Historical Mysteries
During her interview with the DIY MFA podcast, Shelley Blanton-Stroud talks about historical mysteries and her book Tomboy: A Jane Benjamin Novel. During the episode,...
Put That Novel Under the Microscope
In a guest post on Jane Friedman's blog, Tiffany Yates Martin says the best way to improve your own storytelling is by analyzing other people's...
