Use Setting to Reveal Character
In a post on Writers Helping Writers, Becca Puglisi offers advice on using your setting to add to characterization. "It may not seem like the...
Why Do Readers Care?
In a post on Writer Unboxed, Donald Maass says that if readers don't care about what's happening in your story, they aren't likely to...
Creating Conflict Without an Antagonist
In romance, loving is easy but conflict is hard, says Janice Hardy in a recent blog post. "Unlike most novels, there's no mustache-twirling antagonist...
Advice for Adding Meat to a Lean Manuscript
In a guest post on Jane Friedman's blog, Lisa Fellinger suggests four questions you can ask to strengthen a lean manuscript. While many writers...
Designing the Reader Experience
In a post on Writer Unboxed, Cathy Yardley offers advice for designing your work for a good reader experience, without writing to formula or...
Four Strategies for Avoiding the Muddy Middle
In a post on Writers in the Storm, Sandy Vaile offers four tips for avoiding a saggy mess in the middle of your novel....
Storytelling Improves the Story
In a new post, Tiffany Yates Martin says that the art of storytelling elevates the story. "The chances of an author inventing an utterly...
The Good + Bad of Research
In a post on Writer Unboxed, Gwen Hernandez discusses the importance of research when writing about real places. "It’s the tiniest of errors made by...
Seven Tips for Writing a Great Antihero
In a post on Writers Helping Writers, Becca Puglisi offers seven tips for writing an antihero that stands out from the crowd. Antiheroes aren't...
Jousting for Position
In another article in her series for Writer's Digest, Carla Hoch offers advice for writing jousting scenes. "Jousting was a common part of tournaments...
