Advice for Mastering Multiple POVs
If you want to write your version of Game of Thrones, Roz Morris has advice for writing in multiple POVs on her Nail Your Novel...
In Folk Horror, the Evil is Inside Us
In an essay for Lit Hub, Michelle Nijhuis explores folk horror. Not exactly a subgenre (yet), folk horror arises from a collection of concepts...
Use Music to Help With Emotional Scenes
Adding emotional depth to your writing is a skill you have to study, practice, and master if you want to engage your readers in...
Mine Your Emotions for Writing Diamonds
In a post on the Killzone blog, James Scott Bell says writers need to offer something special if they want to stand out on...
Prompt: What is Orbiting This Star?
According to the Daily Grail, astronomers have discovered a ring of planetary debris that appears to contain 65 moon-sized structures orbiting close to a...
Prompt: A Cult on the Wane
This prompt is suggested by the Write the Book podcast's interview with Rachel Urquhart about her novel The Visionist.
Invent a group that has diminished from a large,...
You Can Always Choose a Good Influence
In their latest podcast, the Writing Excuses hosts discuss influences. What are your influences? What pieces of art, music, literature, or other media have...
10 Tips for Retelling Shakespeare in a Fresh Way!
Retelling Shakespeare's plays in a new way is a writerly tradition. With the new West Side Story, we're even getting remakes of retellings! In...
Busting 5 Myths About Screenwriting
In a post on the Stage 32 blog, Ellie Coverdale busts five myths about screenwriting.
Myth #1 - It Doesn’t Involve Much Writing. Screenplays...
12 Questions to Ask About Your Story
In a post on Writers Write, Anthony Ehlers offers a 12-point checklist that can help you make sure your story has a strong goal.
"How...
