Bring Your Readers Along on Your Hero’s Search
Outside experimental prose, it's safe to say all stories are about the search for something. Mysteries are the obvious example, but they cover only...
Hit Your Reader in the Funny Bone
In a post on the SFWA blog, Kathy Flann offers advice for injecting humor into your writing. "We think of humor as something that...
How Claire Stafford Wrote a Novel About a Character Who Resists...
During an interview with the DIY MFA podcast, Claire Stanford discusses her debut novel, Happy for You, a contemporary adult fiction novel grappling with tech,...
Can Your Hero Win the Battle with their Flaws?
In a post on Writer Unboxed, Jim Dempsey offers tips for using your hero's weaknesses against them. "Every hero has a flaw, and that is...
Seven Questions for a Great Opening
Of course, your entire novel should be great, but your first chapter really needs to knock it out of the ballpark. If your readers...
Ground Your Fiction with “What You Know”
In an article for Writer's Digest, Jeremy Scott says solid, real-life details can ground your thriller novel in the real world and bring your...
4 Tips to Avoid Overwriting
In a post on the Stage 32 blog, S.K. Valenzuela offers advice for keeping your scripts short and sweet. "Many writers want to know...
Do You Give Your Writing the Time and Consideration It Needs?
"If I had a chance now with every book I wrote, every page would be a little different," says Ocean Vuong in an interview...
Lean Into Yourself and Write What You Know
"Write what you know": An oft-debated and more oft-misunderstood piece of writing advice. Does it mean fictionalizing your autobiography? Should you only write about...
Have You Got Rhythm?
In a post for Writers Helping Writers, Sue Coletta says writers can up their literary game by adding rhythm to their writing. "Rhythm is one...
