Choosing the Right Scenes to Go in the Right Places
My guess is that few novel writers spend time thinking about scene choice or type and the placement of specific…
How to Determine Your Novel’s Time Span
It’s important for writers to consider how much time will be covered in their novel for their characters. Why is…
Writerly Advice That Is Worth Listening To
It’s often difficult for writers to stand back and see the flaws in their story, and not every bit of…
The 10 Most Important Questions to Ask about Your Scenes
In my work as a professional freelance copyeditor and critiquer for publishers, literary agents, and authors in six continents, I…
10 Time Management Tips for Fiction Writers
Today’s guest post is by Juliet Dreamhunter. Let’s be real: there’s a tiny black hole in the bottom drawer of…
Why Story Endings Are Often Predictable – And That’s Okay
Here’s a reprint of a post I wrote a decade ago. Do you struggle with ending your story? Trying to…
Querying Basics: 5 Tips for Landing a Literary Agent
Today’s guest post is by Dario Villirilli. Writing a great book is not quite all it takes to get published….
6 Questions to Get to the Heart of Your Story
Here are some thoughts discussed in my book Writing the Heart of Your Story—important things for novelists to think about…
How Theme in Fiction Gets to the Heart of Your Characters
This is a reprint from 10 years ago, looking at one of my absolutely favorite movies. If you haven’t seen…