Hiring an Editor? Ask Good Questions!
In an article for Writer's Digest, Tiffany Yates Martin shares some more advice about hiring a developmental editor. In previous posts, she's talked about...
It’s Ok to Show Your Influences
In a guest post on Chuck Wendig's blog, Johann Thorsson shares what he learned writing his supernatural crime novel Whitesands.
Writing is all in...
Structure Sets an Expectation
In their latest podcast, the Writing Excuses hosts continue their conversation about structure and how structure makes a promise to the reader. Structure tells...
Rutu Modan: “It Can Be a Wild Story, but Everything Has to Feel Real.”
Incomparable cartoonist Jason Lutes (Berlin) recently interviewed writer/artist Rutu Modan about her new graphic novel, Tunnels. Modan shares her process for creating the work,...
Use Wide Angle POV to Keep Your Reader at a Distance
Modern novels often go for a deep POV, bringing the reader directly into the protagonist's thoughts and portraying the novel's settings, characters, and events...
Cause and Effect is the Key to Story
There's a simple test for determining the strength of your story. If your story unfolds as a series of events - this happens, then...
J.L. Torres on How Worldbuilding Helps Him Write for Multiple Audiences
During an interview with the DIY MFA podcast, J.L. Torres (The Accidental Native, The Family Terrorist and Other Stories), discusses how he writes for separate audiences...
Time is the Writer’s Friend, Character’s Enemy
Whether we're anticipating a Happy New Year or dreading a deadline, our lives are governed by the clock. In a post on CrimeReads, Andrew...
Make Joy Your New Year’s Resolution
We would all appreciate it if 2022 turned out to be a bit less challenging than the last two years. We're not holding our...
Is 2020 Your Year for Unlearning?
Sometimes in our writing journey, we need to take a step back and reflect on what we've learned. A lot of our lessons are...
