What Are They Thinking?: Showing Emotion for Non-POV Characters
Describing your character's emotions without beating the reader over the head with them is a tough task. Many writers accomplish this by writing in...
Historical Fiction: When It’s Ok to Snoop in Someone’s Journal
In a new post on the A Writer of History blog, MK Tod says that private diaries and personal accounts can provide a rich...
Changing the Story on Climate
During an interview with the Creative Penn podcast, Denise Baden offers advice about writing about climate and environmental issues. Baden discusses how stories can...
Your Character’s Secrets and Scars Form Their Values
The key to taking your reader on an emotional journey is encouraging them to invest in your characters. If readers connect to your characters...
Chinua Achebe: “If You Don’t Like Someone’s Story, Write Your Own.”
In a recent post, the Writers Write blog shared writing insights and advice from Nigerian author Chinua Achebe (Things Fall Apart, Arrow of God)....
Writing a Truer Version of Trauma Survival
In a post on the SFWA blog, Sarah Gailey opens a discussion on writing about trauma, a difficult subject for many writers.
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Find the Red Herring
During an interview with the Write the Book podcast, Jonah Lehrer suggests you read a detective story and look for the false clues planted...
What Shape Is Your Story?
It's always a good day to share a video of Kurt Vonnegut talking about writing. “Stories have very simple shapes, ones that computers can...
Use Strong Characters to Help Your Reader Jump to Conclusions
In a post on Writer Unboxed, Keith Cronin suggests writers explore and leverage the way people jump to first impressions when they meet someone...
It’s Gotta Be This or That
Strong narrative drive requires you to write about characters in action. The surest way to get your characters moving is to give them choices,...
