Info-Dump or Inclusion? Advice for Telling the Difference
Info-dumping: the bane of writers everywhere. In a post on Writer Unboxed, Kelsey Allagood suggests how you can identify it and fix it. "When...
Finding the Right Voice for Difficult Topics
During an interview with DIY MFA's Gabriela Pereira, Brian Leung talks about his novel, All I Should Not Tell. During their conversation, they discuss:
How...
“I See Fictional People.”
In a post on Writers in the Storm, Ellen Buikema says we should embrace the role that intuition or the sixth sense plays in...
The Freedom of Anonymity
During an interview with Lit Hub's Book Dreams podcast, Hillary Jordan and Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan discuss the power of writing anonymously. In their collection Anonymous...
Why Do We Choose the Jobs We Have?
Most people work, with a business or at home. Even most of the idle rich do something with their day. While our stories might...
Navigating a Story Within a Story
In their latest podcast, the Writing Excuses hosts discuss the "story within a story" approach to structure, with guest Peng Shepherd.
Are Your Supporting Actors Oscar-Worthy?
In another recent article on secondary characters, Writer Unboxed's Barbara Lyn Probst offers advice on giving your supporting characters a purpose and arc of...
Does Your Flashback Jerk Your Reader Out of the Story?
In a guest post on Jane Friedman's blog, Tiffany Yates Martin offers advice for weaving flashbacks into your story without breaking your narrative.
"Authors often...
Your Characters Ring True, but Do Their Relationships?
In an article for Writer's Digest, Kris Spisak offers tips for making your characters' relationships zing. "Sure, your characters exist next to each other...
Your Manuscript Will Never be Perfect, but That’s Ok
Almost no one writes perfect first drafts and that means you need to edit. But no manuscript is ever perfect. So how do you...
