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...
The Strange Story of the Tombstone Pterodactyl
In a post on Mysterious Universe, Brent Swancer shares the tale of a pterodactyl sighting in Tombstone, Arizona, in the 1800s, one of many...
Using Diaries and News Articles to Liven Up Your Prose? Don’t Overdo It.
Many writers like to play with narrative form. Rather than rely on straight prose, they use diary entries, letters, text messages, or phone messages...
Historical Fiction Needs Equal Parts Fact and Fiction
Writing historical fiction requires you to strike the right balance between fact and fiction. In an article on Writer's Digest, Angela Petch offers her...
Structural Tools for Telling a Story Out of Order
In their latest podcast, the Writing Excuses hosts are joined by Peng Shepherd, who continues to lead their exploration of sub- and micro-structures. They...
Strength Training for Your Imagination
In a post on the BookBaby blog, Lee Purcell says writers can beef up their imaginative powers with a few simple actions. "Creative play and...
How Old is Old?
A new study has determined that the oldest known Homo sapiens fossils ever discovered in East Africa - the Omo I and Herto fossils...
