What’s at Stake?
In a guest post on Writers in the Storm, Becca Puglisi offers advice for uncovering what's at stake for your protagonist. "Stakes are a...
8 Steps to Create a Compelling Character
In a new blog post, Janice Hardy shares a step-by-step guide to creating a strong character. Hardy acknowledges that there are many ways to...
Structure: Parallelism and Inversion
Continuing their series on structure, the Writing Excuses hosts examine mirroring and inversion and how those structural shifts interact with the three POVs. In...
The Power of the Midpoint Twist
In the latest episode of Script Apart posted on ScreenCraft, Al Horner interviews Strange Darling writer-director J.T. Mollner. In that film, Mollner sets up a...
Build Big Characters with Small Details
In a post on Writers Write, Elaine Dodge examines how even small details can help make your characters feel more real and well-rounded.
These details...
How to Save Your Muddy Middle
In a guest post on Jane Friedman's blog, Kristin Melville offers advice for creating a strong middle section for your novel. "Middles are especially...
5 Plot Hacks to Fix a Flat Novel
In a guest post on Jane Friedman's blog, Susan DeFreitas suggests five "hacks" that might save a flagging novel. While many plot problems are...
The Art of Creating Malice Without Violence
In a post on Writer Unboxed, David Corbett uses Claire Keegan’s Small Things Like These to examine the concept of menace without overt violence. "Keegan’s...
Three Bad Ideas to Break Writer’s Block
In a guest post on Jane Friedman's blog, Jason Keath offers three bad ideas to generate more creative writing. "The goal is to help you...
Three Places to Look for Telling
In a guest post on Writers in the Storm, Janice Hardy identifies three ways you can instantly spot whether your writing is filled with...
